Words, Words, Words, Part 1: Homer's Iliad I.1

<p>In this new occasional series, I want to try and help you guys answer some of the questions you often ask about translation--how it works, what challenges it presents, and how to pick a good edition of a work originally written in a foreign language you don't speak. Each time I'll pick a small sentence from a famous work--this time it's the first line of Homer's Iliad--and talk through some of the questions that it raises.</p> <p>Subscribe to my new joint Substack with Andrew Klavan (no relation): https://thenewjerusalem.substack.com</p> <p>Check out our sponsor, t...