Comments on The Aeneid of Virgil part 1: can you read an ancient text? TypePad2008-10-24T03:58:59Zjoseph walkerhttps://joewalker.blogs.com/felixhominum/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://joewalker.blogs.com/felixhominum/2008/10/the-aeneid-of-virgil-can-you-read-an-ancient-text/comments/atom.xml/joseph commented on 'The Aeneid of Virgil part 1: can you read an ancient text? 'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d834515ec969e2010535b8d21a970b2008-10-26T06:13:48Z2008-10-26T06:13:48ZjosephI thnk Fagles' translation is pretty good; a few classics lists I've read have given him top billing, and others...<p>I thnk Fagles' translation is pretty good; a few classics lists I've read have given him top billing, and others have said he'll be 2nd to Fitzgerald after a few years, once the novelty of a new translation (2006) wears off. I dont' think you'll go wrong with Fagles' text.</p>Tim commented on 'The Aeneid of Virgil part 1: can you read an ancient text? 'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d834515ec969e2010535bf5652970c2008-10-26T01:21:09Z2008-10-26T01:21:09ZTimhttp://timchesterton.blogpost.comWhat do you think of Robert Fagles' translation?<p>What do you think of Robert Fagles' translation?</p>joseph commented on 'The Aeneid of Virgil part 1: can you read an ancient text? 'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d834515ec969e2010535bf4912970c2008-10-26T00:49:27Z2008-10-26T00:49:28ZjosephTim, I find Fitgerald's translation to be accurate and 'poetic' in the larger sense of the word. I think he...<p>Tim, I find Fitgerald's translation to be accurate and 'poetic' in the larger sense of the word. I think he does the best job of rendering into English poetry the flow of the original and its spirit. There are other good translations out there, both in prose and verse. A useful summary and comaprison can be found here: http://mysite.verizon.net/joepye1/Vergil/index.htm</p>Tim commented on 'The Aeneid of Virgil part 1: can you read an ancient text? 'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d834515ec969e2010535b9f9d0970c2008-10-24T06:52:28Z2008-10-24T06:52:28ZTimhttp://timchesterton.blogpost.comAny particular reason why that translation, Joe?<p>Any particular reason why that translation, Joe?</p>