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Re: Dating Caesar's first incursion to Britain
From: Bill Morris
Date: 2008 Jul 10, 22:51 -0700
From: Bill Morris
Date: 2008 Jul 10, 22:51 -0700
Caesar's prose comes across to me as beautifully concise, clear, and well expressed; a superb piece of reportage; though careful to show himself in a good light. Forty five and more years ago, when I was required to translate some large chunks of Caesar, it did not occur to me that his style was at all clear... But my wife, who was a classicist, say that his style was thought to be very straightforward narrative, without flourishes, and for that reason was often selected for beginners to struggle with. Looking at the Latin alongside a fairly literal translation by W A MacDevitt I am left uneasy about the researchers conclusions, since they seem to be based on somewhat shakey premises and assumptions, some of which George has already pointed out. Bill Morris --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---