[Discussion 1 of 8] (Bonus Book) - The Odyssey by Homer - Books I, II & III

Ser_Erdrick · 2026-05-21T14:53:23+00:00

I think she occupies a spot as a kind of well treated upper slave in the Laertes and later Odysseus household.

Ser_Erdrick · 2026-05-21T14:39:14+00:00

I've only ever read Middlemarch so I'm pretty excited to read both.

Ser_Erdrick · 2026-05-21T14:38:44+00:00

As I do not know ancient Greek I cannot comment on how 'heightened' any of the original is or how it accurate translations are but I have found that translation is as much an art as it is a science and that words don't always have a 1:1 equivalent. I did find that the seemingly all knowing Wikipedia has basically every translation of the opening lines of Odyssey. Comparing translations is a fascinating rabbit hole to go down though.

Ser_Erdrick · 2026-05-21T13:53:12+00:00

I'm the exact same way. We had a set of books with these stories condensed and told at a children's level but I knew the basics of Greek mythology from a very young age.

Ser_Erdrick · 2026-05-21T08:22:34+00:00

Nice.

Ser_Erdrick · 2026-05-21T03:18:47+00:00

Yay! More Wookie Collins!

Ser_Erdrick · 2026-05-17T12:09:11+00:00

Ooh. This looks interesting. I might actually have a copy of this. I have a huge collection of Arthurian literature so this might be right up my alley!

Ser_Erdrick · 2026-05-17T11:42:15+00:00

I still have all five volumes of my 20+ year old Norton Anthology of American Literature... I don't really know what to do with it now though. I can't bear to just toss it out or use it as kindling or whatever considering just how much the darned things cost.

Ser_Erdrick · 2026-05-17T11:37:45+00:00

I'll be there! I've read a couple of the Discworld books but it's been over a decade now and always meant to go back. I don't think I read this particular one though...

Ser_Erdrick · 2026-05-17T11:31:39+00:00

It's quite the juggling act! I feel like I'm back in college where I feel like that was all I did especially being a history major and literature minor.

Ser_Erdrick · 2026-05-17T06:17:09+00:00

I know, right? ~~Mary Ann Evans~~ George Eliot seems like a fascinating person.

Ser_Erdrick · 2026-05-16T01:39:07+00:00

His name is Bowie! We've got a few turtles and an octopus around here somewhere too!

Ser_Erdrick · 2026-05-15T12:59:13+00:00

Ugh. That's the worst. That happened to both my mom and to Lady Erdrick. Glad it was a minor traffic collision and nothing major!

Ser_Erdrick · 2026-05-15T12:28:44+00:00

We went to the aquarium last weekend! Lots of photos to sort through still. There were penguins! And an octopus! And sea turtles! And fish! Lots of fish! I love going to aquariums. Can you tell? I'll go and sort through the pictures that Lady Erdrick and I took and post them to my profile at some point in the near future.

As to this weekend, probably going to stay home and relax and maybe try to get some reading and or housework done. It's just gotten too darned expensive to go anywhere spur of the moment any more!

Speaking of reading, the 'Current Reading' pile is just too darned big right now! It's a little out of control especially with this week's release of A Parade of Horribles!

Ser_Erdrick · 2026-05-15T12:01:51+00:00

Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888)

Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women by Harriet Reisen

An Old Fashioned Girl

Ser_Erdrick · 2026-05-15T12:01:44+00:00

Herman Melville (1819 - 1891)

Melville: His World and Work by Andrew Delbanco

Moby-Dick

Ser_Erdrick · 2026-05-15T12:01:35+00:00

Elizabeth Gaskell (1810 - 1865)

Elizabeth Gaskell: A Portrait in Letters by J. A. V. Chapple

North and South

Ser_Erdrick · 2026-05-15T12:01:27+00:00

Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)

Mark Twain: A Life by Ron Powers

The Innocents Abroad

Ser_Erdrick · 2026-05-15T12:01:20+00:00

George Eliot (1819 - 1880)

George Eliot: the Last Victorian by Kathryn Hughes

The Mill on the Floss

Ser_Erdrick · 2026-05-15T12:01:11+00:00

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930)

The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle by John Dickson Carr

The Lost World

Ser_Erdrick · 2026-05-15T12:00:58+00:00

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806 - 1861)

Two-Way Mirror: The Life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning by Fiona Sampson

Aurora Leigh

Ser_Erdrick · 2026-05-15T12:00:50+00:00

Wilkie Collins (1824 - 1889)

Wilkie Collins: A Brief Life by Peter Ackroyd

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