Evi’s Reviews > The Iliad > Status Update

obsessed with the fact that half of the translation notes at the end are like “yea well this makes no sense because of this thing that happened earlier but the narrator probably just forgot” or “this is stupid and unrealistic but ✨ drama ✨ over realism am i right ladies?”

this is just reality tv from the ancient times

like you CANNOT tell me something like “for shame! you are embarrassing! your only talent is looking pretty!” wasn’t said on a real housewives season at some point

except in this case it’s hera cosplaying as a mortal telling the greeks to get a fucking grip lmao

starting the iliad now 🥰

(no but fr this introduction and ESPECIALLY the translator’s note were soo interesting, i loved hearing about all the choices in words and meter and length and idioms wilson had to make)