When two worlds collide, they stick together

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Having barely returned from one conference, I am getting up at four in the morning tomorrow to attend another. Yes, I am out of my mind. On the other hand, Odysseus, Gilgamesh, Seamus Heaney, Orpheus, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Jacques Offenbach. ὠς λόγος. Someday I will write up my stories before I forget them.

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That does sound brilliant.

If it were Gregory Nagy's brother Joseph in his place, I'd be very jealous indeed. ;-)

Enjoy!

Oh, and speaking of epic... if you get the chance, I'd commend to your attention Ciarán Carson's recent translation of the Táin. It's very much its own self, but also very much a post-Heaney's-Beowulf translation. I read an advance copy last year for a class, and enjoyed it hugely.