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Thursday, July 27, 2006 12:00 AM

"The Odyssey": The original chick lit?

Shaking up the academy, an independent scholar argues that Homer didn't write the great epic poems -- and that their author was likely a woman.

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  • Wednesday, July 26, 2006 08:01 PM

    The Odyssey

    Excellent article but you should have worked in a mention of the the truly fabulous, very readable translations by Robert Fagles of both of these works.

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