Odyssey Week 2 Post to Come
I am caught between a rock and a hard place, the origin of which we haven’t yet reached in our reading. As Sting sang, it’s between Scylla and Charybdis, though I often can’t remember which is the rock and which is the hard place, until I remember Marathon Man, and the brother’s code name, and that usually puts it to rights.
Anyhoo. I will do a proper write up of sections 4-6 this week later today after I finish (is it ever possible to actually finish?) the holiday card project. I’m catching up after 5 years of not doing it, and there’s been a fair amount of spelunking and sleuthing for addresses and contacts.
Also, my husband G. Grod abandoned the Fitzgerald and I abandoned the Lattimore translations, both in favor of the Fagles, which we find much more readable, not only in content, but in form. It’s a lovely trade paperback in a large font.
I’m putting this up in case you want to start commenting or questions before I do the proper write up.
December 18th, 2014 at 6:15 am
I think even through Book 6, Homer has rolled out more female characters than George Lucas ever did. Book 6, though, may not stand up to modern eyes. Did Homet just have the benefit of the gods?