Immersion in an Homeric verse
English translations of Homer's Odyssey[edit | edit source]
G.A. Schomberg's translation, 1879 (with the "far distant shore" line)[edit | edit source]
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Butcher and Lang's translation, 1879 (the version used by Joyce)[edit | edit source]
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Robert Fitzgerald's translation, 1961 (the "standard" version)[edit | edit source]
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Further reading[edit | edit source]
- McMillan, Eric. "Beating Homer into modern shape." Editor Eric. Web. http://www.editoreric.com/greatlit/translations/Odyssey.html
- Clarke, Howard W. "Translation And Translations." The Art of the Odyssey. 2nd ed. Bristol: Bristol Classical Press, 1989. 100. Print. https://books.google.it/books?id=hlPbjOVmA7AC&pg=100
- Online discussions about the translations:
- "Best translation of Homer?" Straight Dope Message Board. vBulletin Solutions, 2011. Web. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/archive/index.php/t-636681.html
- "What are you favorite translations of The Odyssey?" Literature Network Forums. vBulletin Solutions, 2012. Web. http://www.online-literature.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-72894.html
- Other sources of the above translations:
- Wilkie, Brian, and James Hurt. "The Odyssey: Translated by Robert Fitzgerald." Literature of the Western World: Volume I: The Ancient World Through the Renaissance. 5th ed. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2000. 350. Print. http://swcta.net/moore/files/2014/08/The-Odyssey-Greek-Translation.pdf#78
- Pope, Alexander. "Book VII. The Argument. The court of Alcinous." The Odyssey of Homer. 1725. Edinburgh (Osslan's Head, Parliament Square): James Hunter, 1790. 101. Print. https://books.google.it/books?id=t5lgAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA101
- Homer. Odyssey of Homer. Trans. Alexander Pope. 11th ed. Project Gutenberg, 2003. Web. http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/3160/pg3160-images.html
- Homer. The Odyssey. Trans. Alexander Pope. The Write Direction, 2004. Web. http://dl.irpdf.com/ebooks/Part22/www.irpdf.com%287835%29.PDF#87
- Butler, Samuel. "Book VII: Reception of Odysseus at the palace of King Alcinous." The Odyssey. Literary Touchstone Edition. Ed. Clayton, Delaware: Prestwick House, 2006. Print. https://books.google.it/books?id=zZfVq1fhhvoC&pg=PA71
- Butler, Samuel. "Book VII: King Alcinous and Queen Arete make Odysseus welcome and promise to send him safety home." The Odyssey. Ed. Louise Ropes Loomis. Maryland: Wildside Press, 2007. Print. https://books.google.it/books?id=ooRf9ymp4tcC&pg=PA79
- Homer. "Book VII: Reception Of Ulysses At The Palace Of King Alcinous." The Odyssey. Trans. Samuel Butler. Farlex. Web. http://homer.thefreelibrary.com/Odyssey/1-7
- Homer. "Book VII." The Odyssey. Trans. Samuel Butler. Daniel C. Stevenson, Web Atomics, 1994. Web. http://classics.mit.edu/Homer/odyssey.7.vii.html
- Homer. "Book VII." The Odyssey. Trans. Augustus Taber Murray. Vol. 1. 1919. London: William Heinemann, 1945. 235. Print. https://archive.org/stream/odysseymurray01homeuoft#page/234/mode/2up
- Homer. Odyssey. Trans. Augustus Taber Murray. Perseus Digital Library, 1999. Web. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0136:book=7:card=1
- Homer. Odyssey. Trans. Augustus Taber Murray. Theoi Project, 2007. Web. http://www.theoi.com/Text/HomerOdyssey7.html
- Lists of sources of translations:
- Johnston, Ian. "Published English translations of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey." Johnstonia. Web. http://records.viu.ca/~johnstoi/homer/homertranslations.htm
- Ockerbloom, John Mark. "Online Books by Homer." The Online Books Page. Web. http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Homer
Other uses of the "far distant shore" line[edit | edit source]
Translation of Franz Schubert's song "The Wanderer", 1855[edit | edit source]
Traditional Irish song "The Wild Rover", early 19th century[edit | edit source]
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C.D. Morgan's poem "Spring", 1865[edit | edit source]
Mark F. Bigney's poem "The Forest Pilgrims", 1867[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/19th-july-1879/17/recent-translations-of-the-odyssey-1vs-do-not-thin
- ↑ https://books.google.it/books?id=hlPbjOVmA7AC&pg=PA106
- ↑ http://readingmarksonreading.tumblr.com/post/2368474099/pg-106-of-david-marksons-copy-of-the-art-of-the
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 http://www.editoreric.com/greatlit/translations/Odyssey.html
- ↑ https://books.google.it/books?id=bafQVqR6O5kC&pg=518
- ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1382
- ↑ http://www.nybooks.com/articles/1974/12/12/on-looking-into-fitzgeralds-homer/
- ↑ http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/robert-fitzgerald