I feel like so many people on Tumblr would benefit SO MUCH from taking an introductory university-level social science course that tackles questions like “how do you define and measure a social phenomenon” and “what are ways your sampling method can bias your data”
Like honestly so much shit that gets thrown around this site about who’s more oppressed and who belongs in a socially constructed group only stands because a lot of people aren’t educated enough to know how to work these problems through for themselves. They just think they have to comply with whoever yells loudest and uses the most impressive words.
You can do research for yourself. You can go find the raw data and see if it helps your perspective. You don’t have to take any random Tumblr anon’s word for it; there are people who have staked their entire professional reputations on reporting the truth as accurately as possible.
Reading “The Iliad” in prose translation by E. V. Rieu.
What is your favourite translation and why?
(could be any language, of course)
ooooh boy here goes. Of course, I have a very hard time choosing between the 6 I have at home but i have Opinions.
Lattimore: 2/10. I KNOW that he’s all ~academic~ or whatever, but this one both gives me a headache and puts me to bed invariably. reading this gives me a hangover and an extreme distaste for the Iliad.
Fagles!?: is fine. 5/10. solid. I definitely don’t read this one for fun, but it’s the best one to use in a class I think because it doesn’t make people go feral in the same way that other peoples translations do. Definitely doesn’t make me go absolutely buck-freaking-wild, hence the 5/10.
E.V. Rieu: I have no opinions whatsoever. I think its in prose so thats interesting.
PeTer GrEeN: ALright, I’d actually recommend this to people looking for a translation to read for the first time. Not as crazy as Lombardo’s which holds a special place in my heart… He does do freaking crazy spellings with all the glory of a -kh and an -los. but he explains his opinions rather nicely so we’ll give him a pass on them. 8/10
Now, for my boy Lombardo. He was the first I read, and certainly one of the more unorthodox translations (other than that strange adaptation that’s a list of the war dead). But, his translations of the similes are really beautiful and its certainly a lively translation. it doesn’t really have the same grandeur that the epic does in the other translations but it really depends on what you’re looking for. ANd he does silly stuff like fragmenting the dawn epithets and stuff which is Not Cool. 7/10.
And Finally, Alexander Pope: What an icon, translated this at the wee young age of 27 and completed it… some time later. It’s in rhyming iambic pentameter and stunning. you get the same sense of the oral trandition of storytelling that the original greek occupied (fight me. i know the meter was different and there wasn’t a rhyme scheme but you can’t tell me pope’s translation doesn’t pop.) 12/10
this is my quick, unedited response to recent anons asking about help with starting a zine / motivation!
NOTE! I wrote this just a few hours ago, a little sleep deprived on a long flight back home. it’s not complete and it’s just thoughts off the top of my head. sorry to anyone if it’s visually straining,
@sundayschoolkid totally inspired the zine prompt about making lists (Grace is one of my favorite zine makers + based in l.a. also)
This is the funniest and most thoughtful I’ve ever seen an organization use a meme and it’s good people with good goals who don’t just want your money on top of it
For those of you who aren’t aware the Monterey Bay Aquarium is actually a really cool place!
• they are non-profit
• they have a living kelp forest!
• it focuses on local ocean wildlife
• they were the first aquarium to get a great white shark to eat and they are the only public aquarium to display a great white shark for more than sixteen days
• they have a seafood watch program where they promote sustainable seafood
• they are actively fighting against ocean pollution
So yeah support them, they’re awesome and I love them
GUESS WHAT!? i’m finally sharing my new notion template with you (omg i’m so excited!!)
your new little place is called “writer’s café”
homepage:
right there you can manage your word count (synced with your novels dashboard), take a look at the calendar, create a quick to-do, and navigate through the menu.
step by step:
the title is pretty self explanatory - i created a list with all the things you need to do to complete your novel! (please let me know if i should include something else)
goals:
ideas:
your novels:
then, as you open your novel, you find the following template:
resources:
note: i’ll keep updating this page, so you might want to check it out sometimes!
