Thanks so much! This is just the kind of thing I was hoping to hear. I have a copy of the Mandelbaum Divine Comedy which I really do not like (as you say, the translation itself is solid, but so boring). Based on your recommendation I think I will check out the Ruden. For a first read-through I'm not too fussed about it hewing closely to the original, and readability is key. If I fall in love I may get the Fitzgerald too :)
(I have Fitzgerald's Iliad, which I quite like, although I am not really a fan of the Iliad itself... I dunno, too much loving description of spears going through various soft body parts...)
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Date: 2010-07-12 01:34 pm (UTC)(I have Fitzgerald's Iliad, which I quite like, although I am not really a fan of the Iliad itself... I dunno, too much loving description of spears going through various soft body parts...)