Which Odyssey translation wins a blind reading test?
translationcomparisonOdysseyHomerRobert FaglesPenguinRichmond LattimoreDaniel MendelsohnStanley LombardoEmily WilsonAlexander Popeblind test
Author: curo
Date: 7/24/2026
Article Summary:
A blind translation comparison of eight Odyssey translations, where readers were presented with excerpts from different translations and asked to choose the best one, resulting in Robert Fagles' Penguin translation being ranked first in raw matches, pairwise model, and scene-adjusted model.