![]() ![]() ![]() PS I’m aware that all would be better if I learned the original Greek instead, but unfortunately I do not think that is a feasible option for me in the near future. I’ve been having quite the time going down this literary road. I’m looking to see if anyone has any pointers they can give me on how I should approach these works, in what order, with what translations, printed editions, or any other info that may be of help! I look forward to hearing from people. However I’m having trouble finding any resources for good/complete translations of the other significant lyric poets. ![]() Other famous examples of lyric poems include Edgar Allan Poe ’s The Raven, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ’s My Lost Youth, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge ’s Ode to Dejection. I just finished lattimores translation of pindars odes, and I have read Anne Carson’s Sappho in the past (planning on re-reading). Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Ode to the West Wind is a great example of a Pindaric and one of the most celebrated odes of the English language. This leads me to where I’m at now, which is the lyric poets. Former library book may include library markings. It got me inspired to try to read as much of the Ancient Greek literature as I can get my hands on in roughly chronological order. I’ve been on a classics bender lately, starting with having my mind blown by the oedipus cycle, then moving back and finally reading the Iliad, which also I must admit was a transcendental experience. ![]()
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