Just picked up copies of The Iliad and The OdysseyAfter all the Nolan film nonsense I decided I should finally get around to reading these two books. Copies I have: Oxford World's Classics. Iliad - Fitzgerald, Odyssey - VerityAny genuine advice for reading them? I have a bulk lot of litchart guides I grabbed ages ago. So I have those guides for both of them. Better than nothing, but I'm sure there must be better options. I've never read this type of lit before.
>>25508722Read the Iliad first then the Odyssey. That's pretty much all there is to it
>>25508722>hasn't read the foundational texts of western civilizationyikes this board is ass now
>>25508724That bit I know. I know people mention the Aeneid, but I didn't buy it yet. I'll see how I feel after finishing these two. >>25508726I've read almost only non-fiction all my life. I'm trying to read more fiction. I'm not insecure and I don't need to LARP on a 4chan board, anon.
I found listening to the literature and history podcast episodes on the books to be helpful. Especially when I started reading roman epics as well since I knew very little about latin literature.
>>25508804any particular ones?
>>25508722It's quite simple, just quickly read through Hamilton's Mythology if you've never come in contact with the Greeks ever I guess. The translation is kind of interesting, I don't think I've heard of someone reading these versions in awhile.
>>25508722You don't need anything. Just google the gods you don't know if you want, but you don't even have to do this.
Sounds good. I hope these books are as good as people say. I'm on a streak of books I haven't enjoyed.
>>25508819Any that look interesting to you. It's a really great and underrated podcast. But you can just jump in with the book you're about to read to get some literary and historical context on it.
>>25508981I just realised you were referring to specific podcast called "Literature and History Podcast"
>>25509046Yes, this onehttps://literatureandhistory.com/episodes/
>Any genuine advice for reading them?Read them. Make a note (whether mental or in a physical notebook) of things you find interesting, things that puzzle you, things you don't know, things your recognize. Relate them to things you've read before or things you feel like you should read more of. Act accordingly.That's it. Return to these text or at least your notes over time. Reflect on them again
>>25508815can apu read homeric greek??
The Nolan?
>>25508743>I'm trying to read more fiction.Why are you reading Homer then?
>>25511283>believing in cyclopes, six-headed monsters and sirensyikes
