On: Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literature 2026

[hn1rig3rak]

Having worked on a few Greek translation projects, the thing I always come back to with her is how she leaves the gaps in Sappho visible instead of smoothing them over. Brackets on the page. Most translators can't resist filling those in.

[saintblasphemer → hn1rig3rak]

For a similar approach I would recommend checking out Guy Davenport's 7 Greeks. His translations of Sappho and Diogenes are commendable.