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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2014 23:17:39 GMT -5
I'll have to go looking for some images of editions of the Rouse translation just to see if that's the one I'm remembering ... though offhand I don't think I recall the cover. Regardless, I'll bet that's the one.
I read the accompanying Odyssey, too, but much preferred The Iliad.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2014 23:31:26 GMT -5
I don't know if this is the one you mean, but there was a guy named WHD Rouse who came out with prose version of both the Iliad and The Odyssey in the 1930s. He was of that same era and I think class as people like Tolkien and these translations read like Homer in the style of The Hobbit or The Wind in the Willows. As I remember them, it worked surprisingly well with The Odyssey but wasn't as successful to my ears when applied to the Iliad, which I think is really too unremittingly stark and violent for that kind of conversational, cosy fire-side story manner. Those were the translations we were assigned to read in my high school honors humanities class, and were my first exposure to them. I read more traditional poetic translations at university, and had to read a bit in Greek during the one semester of Ancient Greek I took (and nearly failed miserably as the professor assumed we had all already learned Latin and didn't need to teach the basics of the grammar of the language since we all obviously already knew it, except I hadn't taken Latin and had o try to teach myself the language as he was no help even during office hours...) -M |
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Post by berkley on Sept 2, 2014 23:46:48 GMT -5
I've dabbled in ancient Greek myself a little, just in my spare time, off and on over the years, but have never really gotten anywhere with it. I think I'd have to make it my number one priority in terms of time and effort to even have a hope of making any progress. Here are the editions of the WHD Rouse Homer I read as a teenager:   I'll have to see if they're still in my parents' house next time I go home. |
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Post by DE Sinclair on Sept 3, 2014 16:05:18 GMT -5
Honestly the only book I can say for certain I have read more than twice is Lord of the Rings, which I have read through in its entirety some 4 or so times, and read through individual chapters of more times than I can count. I used to keep count of the number of times I re-read Lord of the Rings from beginning to end, but I stopped counting on the 12th time through. I know it's been a couple of times since. Others include most books by Barbara Hambly (The Darwath Trilogy, Sun Cross books, Winterlands, James Asher/Vampire series, and others) that I've read 3-4 times each, the Belgariad series by David Eddings, Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever series and Mordant's Need 2 book series by Stephen R. Donaldson, all have been several times each. Probably others that aren't coming to mind. |
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Sept 3, 2014 16:30:41 GMT -5
I am reminded that I do often do multiple readings of the Mario Acevedo books I have; The Nymphos of Rocky Flats, X-Rated Bloodsuckers, The Undead Kama Sutra, and Jailbait Zombie. Looking at his website I see he has a new book featuring the starring vampire detective Felix Gomez that's in the above mentioned books; Rescue From Planet Pleasure. Despite the titles, it's not as low brow as it seems, though it's no Shakespeare (thank goodness), it's a supernatural detective that solves supernatural mysteries that can include any and all supernatural beings, aliens, and even humans here and there.
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Post by dupersuper on Sept 3, 2014 19:41:34 GMT -5
I'll have to go looking for some images of editions of the Rouse translation just to see if that's the one I'm remembering ... though offhand I don't think I recall the cover. Regardless, I'll bet that's the one. I read the accompanying Odyssey, too, but much preferred The Iliad. Maybe I'm spoiled by modern heroes that are all about individuality and often overcome fate/gods, but as pleasant as the prose is, I found both pretty weak. The "heroes" seemed to be mostly chess pieces, completely helpless to resist the gods whims. |
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Post by MDG on Sept 4, 2014 15:21:54 GMT -5
Honestly the only book I can say for certain I have read more than twice is Lord of the Rings, which I have read through in its entirety some 4 or so times, and read through individual chapters of more times than I can count. I used to keep count of the number of times I re-read Lord of the Rings from beginning to end, but I stopped counting on the 12th time through. I know it's been a couple of times since. I used to read Image of the Beast and A Feast Unknown by Phillip Jose Farmer every year or 18 months. Not so much lately. I can, however, re-read pretty much anything by Dashiell Hammett just about any time. I picked up an omnibus w/ his five novels at a book sale years ago, and always keep it around. I've re-read the Salterton, Deptford, and Cornish trilogies by Robertson Davies two or three times each. |
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Post by DubipR on Sept 9, 2014 9:24:15 GMT -5
Favorite TV Doctors (in no order): I'm excluding all Doctor Who doctors..I'm talking medical.
1. Dr. Richard Kimble (Richard Janssen) 2. Dr. Julius Hibbert (Harry Schearer) 3. Captain Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce (Alan Alda) 4. Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable (Bill Cosby) 5. Dr. Blake Downs (Rob Corddry) 6. Dr. Micheala Quinn (Jane Seymour) 7 (tie). Drs. Kelly Brackett & Joe Early (Robert Fuller & Bobby Troup) 9. Dr. Frazier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) 10. Dr. Hubert Farnsworth (Billy West) 11. Dr. Bombay (Bernard Fox) 12. Dr. Andrew Nowzik (Paul Scheer) 13. Dr. R Quincy (Jack Klugman) 14. Dr. Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco) 15. Dr. Leo Spaceman (Chris Parnell)
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Sept 9, 2014 16:04:07 GMT -5
Dr Kildare,Ben Casey and Marcus Welby should be included on any TV Doctor List. Just for historical accuracy
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Sept 9, 2014 20:10:21 GMT -5
Doc Adams from Gunsmoke.
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Post by Action Ace on Sept 9, 2014 20:22:27 GMT -5
other Doctors I've enjoyed on TV
Dr. McCoy, Crusher and Bashir (Star Treks)
Dr. Nick Riviera (Simpsons)
Dr. Adam "Doc" Bricker (Love Boat)
Dr. Jack Morrison and Dr. Donald Westphall (St. Elsewhere)
Dr. Charles Emerson Winchester III (MASH)
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Post by dupersuper on Sept 9, 2014 20:56:53 GMT -5
The Doctor (all 13)
Dr McCoy
Dr Bashir
I'm sure there are more...are we just counting medical doctors?
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Post by DubipR on Sept 10, 2014 8:08:26 GMT -5
Dr Kildare,Ben Casey and Marcus Welby should be included on any TV Doctor List. Just for historical accuracy Never seen an episode of either of those famous doctors, so they didn't make my list. I'm aware of them, but didn't make it... Good one. other Doctors I've enjoyed on TV Dr. McCoy, Crusher and Bashir (Star Treks) Dr. Nick Riviera (Simpsons) Dr. Adam "Doc" Bricker (Love Boat) Dr. Jack Morrison and Dr. Donald Westphall (St. Elsewhere) Dr. Charles Emerson Winchester III (MASH) I thought of Dr. Bashir. I do like Alexander Siddig. Dr. Nick Rivera was another choise. Never liked St. Elsewhere, so Denzel didn't make it And Dr. Winchester... David Ogden Stiers. Never cared for that character. Probably my least favorite MASH character. Dr. Feldman was more enjoyable than Winchester.
The Doctor (all 13) Dr McCoy Dr Bashir I'm sure there are more...are we just counting medical doctors? My list said Medical. I didn't put any of the Dr Who doctors on there...would've been a copout. I wanted to put Dana Delaney's character from China Beach but she was a nurse.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2014 8:20:43 GMT -5
I'd add basically any & all of the doctors from Chicago Hope, which I'm pretty sure is the only medical series I've ever watched.
Also Dr. Matt Crower, played by Jake Weber, on American Gothic.
And Dr. Joe Gannon from Medical Center, played by Chad Everett. Doubt that I'd remember him or the show, which I don't believe I ever watched, except that my slightly older first cousin had quite the crush on Everett. Presumably, given the show's name, his character wasn't the only physician in the cast.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Sept 10, 2014 8:55:27 GMT -5
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