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Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man (www.lrb.co.uk)

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[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

That ended nicely for what was mostly a solid takedown.

[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This puts into very eloquent words what I felt after spending three hours on this movie.

By the author of the latest English translation of the Odysseia, no less.

Thank you, Miss Wilson.

[–] Carl@hexbear.net 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

tl;dr - the classics major hates the changes, and also the movie is very liberal (derogatory)

i've got emily's translation of the poem sitting on my bookshelf, I should give it a read.

[–] vapor_body@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Weird how people downvoted you for something so nonchalant. I agree, I saw people making fun of her translation, but this article makes me want to check it out. Roderic Day on twitter has also been making a stand for this article if you want to see some high-level criticism of criticism of media criticism

[–] Carl@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

I read her critique a bit after making this comment, and I found it pretty well written. It helped me put into words my own nagging dissatisfaction with certain elements of the film.