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[-] Grabthar@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Well, I am due for a re-read. Thanks for the suggestion!

[-] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It is a great tight translation to the text. Pope uses the Roman names for most of the characters which I find a turn off. But Pope's translation is really tight considering his iambic AA BB CC limitations. It is really an amazing work of English.

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