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this post was submitted on 06 Feb 2026
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Hit that Pope translation. Heroic couplets ftw.
Well, I am due for a re-read. Thanks for the suggestion!
It is a great tight translation to the text. Pope uses the Roman names for most of the characters which I find a turn off. But Pope's translation is really tight considering his iambic AA BB CC limitations. It is really an amazing work of English.