classics digests, reflections and reviews
“The Plains of Troy Within Us” I chose Mandelbaum’s verse translation of Aeneid for two main reasons. First, because I plan to read his translation of Divine Comedy and the same translator might give me a better sense of the connection between the two classics. Second, Mandelbaum’s introduction and a phrase in his inscription, “the plains of Troy within us”, intrigued me. However, it was not until half way through […]
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Eclogue I So in old age, you happy man, your fields will still be yours, and ample for your need! Though, with bare stones o’erspread, the pastures all be choked with rushy mire, your ewes with young by no strange fodder will be tried, nor hurt through taint contagious of a neighbouring flock. Happy old man, who ‘mid familiar streams and hallowed springs, will court the cooling shade! Here, as […]
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