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[mrissa]

Oh, livejournal, fount of a great many opinions, some of them even informed:

What translation of the Aeneid should I read?

We got some not-so-good news about a family member last night and have some really good social things planned for the weekend, so between those two, I am not feeling all that journally and will probably be quietish for awhile. Unless I'm not.

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[mrissa.livejournal.com]

I actually like beautifully literal with the "idioms? what are these?" problem, because I like to puzzle through the times when someone says, "Your sister-in-law will call you wind on the back stairs," and not have some well-meaning translator change it to, "Your sister-in-law will insult you," or, "Your sister-in-law will say that you are useless and annoying."

*gazes adoringly at Frances Peabody Magoun translation of the Kalevala*