Book 1 of the Oddessy was quite an experience;my eyes just sort of glazed over as I attempted to read. I'm curious, however; it says that the main character is Ulysses, whereas I always thought his name was Oddyseus. Any ideas?
*Odyssey *Odysseus BUT ANYWAYS (Grammar Nazi... sorry...) The names and gods are all Roman but the story is Greek..? It confuzzles me to no end, but yeah... And that active reading stuff helps!
As I read through books 2 and 3, I am using the active reading method and, I have to admit, it does make the story a lot easier to digest. It does take a lot of time, but in the long run it's worth it because you can understand the story much better. Also, yes! The explanation that I have the Roman version makes sense. However, I find it kind of strange that the Romans changed the main character names and the gods names, but kept the supporting characters (Telemachus, Polyphemus, etc) the same...?
*Odyssey *Odysseus
ReplyDeleteBUT ANYWAYS (Grammar Nazi... sorry...) The names and gods are all Roman but the story is Greek..? It confuzzles me to no end, but yeah... And that active reading stuff helps!
As I read through books 2 and 3, I am using the active reading method and, I have to admit, it does make the story a lot easier to digest. It does take a lot of time, but in the long run it's worth it because you can understand the story much better. Also, yes! The explanation that I have the Roman version makes sense. However, I find it kind of strange that the Romans changed the main character names and the gods names, but kept the supporting characters (Telemachus, Polyphemus, etc) the same...?
ReplyDeleteIf you're still having trouble, I'd say to just dumb down each paragraph.
ReplyDeleteWHO ARE YOU K HITTER????
ReplyDeleteYeah, but it's kind of nice to see it rap up to.
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