Laudator Temporis Acti: No Accounting for Taste

No Accounting for Taste

Homer, Odyssey 1.96 (tr. Daniel Mendelsohn):

Her words.

ὣς εἰποῦσ᾽...

Homer, Odyssey 1.381 (tr. Daniel Mendelsohn):

His words.

ὣς ἔφαθ᾽...

My words: grotesque, jolting, irritating, obtrusive. The translation here draws attention to itself in an unpleasing way.

# posted by Michael Gilleland @ 7:24 AM

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