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Stop, in the Name of Homer! On translating ‘The Odyssey’.
A warning against making too fashionable a decision when choosing a translation of ‘The Odyssey’.
So you’ve bounded out of Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey high on aristeia, prowess in war, and philotimia, the love of honour. And now you want ‘to read the book’, which you’ve always meant to do and never quite got around to. You’ve heard that Nolan himself recommended Emily Wilson’s recent transl
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The White Rock: An Exploration of the Inca Heartland
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2001
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27 editions
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At The Captain's Table: Life on a Luxury Liner
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2014
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Tequila Oil: Getting Lost in Mexico
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2009
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11 editions
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The Green Road into the Trees: An Exploration of England
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2012
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7 editions
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Cochineal Red: Travels Through Ancient Peru
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2006
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14 editions
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Nanda Devi: A Journey To The Last Sanctuary
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2004
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9 editions
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Two Men and a Mule: The Last City of the Incas
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2015
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One Man and a Mule: Across England with a Pack Mule
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50 Wonders of the World: The Greatest Man-made Constructions from the Pyramids of Giza to the Golden Gate Bridge
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2009
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The Map Tour: A History of Tourism Told Through Rare Maps, From the Grand Tour to Globalization
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“why as a society we are often so cruel or oblivious to the elderly. Why do we find it so easy to make jokes about them, or ignore them? Is it because we fear what they represent: our own ageing and approaching death?”
― At The Captain's Table: Life on a Luxury Liner
― At The Captain's Table: Life on a Luxury Liner
“And in a way, what could be more rock and roll than lying around on deck being served caviar and champagne off a surfboard? If Keith Moon had lived long enough, he’d have loved it. Although come to that, he might have tried to push the mini-golf buggy into the pool.”
― At The Captain's Table: Life on a Luxury Liner
― At The Captain's Table: Life on a Luxury Liner
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