tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post6986963345937210182..comments2023-10-04T09:50:08.070-05:00Comments on Logismoi: Robert Fitzgerald on HomerAaron Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-49539342033140449322012-03-27T12:18:47.808-05:002012-03-27T12:18:47.808-05:00James> I just pray that I'm able to approac...James> I just pray that I'm able to approach that in my teaching. Thank you.<br /><br />Kyle> Glad you enjoyed the post. I quite liked Fitzgerald's <i>Aeneid</i> myself. I compared it somewhat with Humphries and pretty well preferred the Fitz.Aaron Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-7968708149571324552012-03-26T10:21:30.994-05:002012-03-26T10:21:30.994-05:00Great post! I've found Fitzgerald's transl...Great post! I've found Fitzgerald's translation to the Aeneid to be my favorite. I had no idea about his connection to O'Connor, however.Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10840818042838426218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-31093244163283450402012-03-26T06:55:01.107-05:002012-03-26T06:55:01.107-05:00Read Fitzgerals's translations in college with...Read Fitzgerals's translations in college with a Greek Prof in the Classics Dept in college who made the text come alive. Small class (under 10) as I recall, and the Prof so loved the text, I can still remember his face, his voice, and the beauty and warmth conveyed - especially the scene with Penelope where she recognizes him... just barely... by reference to the tree-bed. Good luck with your class!James the Thickheadedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11128470567186118742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-83467822525959908942012-03-21T23:43:41.590-05:002012-03-21T23:43:41.590-05:00Thanks for the comment, my friend! This response i...Thanks for the comment, my friend! This response is the last thing I'm doing before shutting down for the night. I actually haven't read Fitzgerald's postscript to the <i>Aeneid</i>. I should make it a point to do that! Nor have I read Flannery's novels. Likely another summertime project. O'Connor makes good reading for a shady porch in June and July. Btw, although I can't name all of Fitzgerald's classical translations, I know that he also did Sophocles. Apparently, it inspired a self-inflicted blinding in <i>Wise Blood</i>.Aaron Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-79283616099508435282012-03-20T00:42:07.890-05:002012-03-20T00:42:07.890-05:00Interesting! I just picked up Fitzgerald's Aen...Interesting! I just picked up Fitzgerald's Aeneid a few days ago, but I was aware of neither his Greek translations nor his relationship with O'Connor. I have yet to read the postscript in the 'Aeneid,' but I very much look forward to it if it contains anything as enlightening as the explanation of the bow-stringing contest (something that slightly troubled me a long time ago but had since been expelled from my mind). <br /><br />Have you explored Flannery's novels? They can't compete with the stories, of course, but both are quite impressive in their own right.Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216115049819832043noreply@blogger.com