I’m joined this week by Dr. Teresa Danze, Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Dallas. We discuss the challenges and opportunities of reading and translating classic texts, in particular Virgil’s Aeneid, the 1st century Latin epic poem that tells the story of Aeneas, the legendary ancestor of the Romans. Dr. Danze explains what translations can and can’t do for us, why the order of our words can be all-important, and why we should listen for the sound of Latin poetry. You can see the texts and translations we discuss here: https://bit.ly/3upnmBk.

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