Litsy

I have a copy of The Iliad and a set of Dickens‘ works that were both published in 1870. I also have a set of Thackeray published in 1890. I started collecting antique books a couple of years ago!
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Michael_Gee ! 4d

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 4d

BookmarkTavern Those look so beautiful! Thanks for posting! 4d

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IndoorDame

Aeneid | Virgil

I sing of arms and of the man, fated to be an exile, who long since left the land of Troy and came to Italy to the shores of Lavinium; and a great pounding he took by land and sea at the hands of the heavenly gods because of the fierce and unforgetting anger of Juno. #firstlinefridays @ShyBookOwl

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Billypar

Illiad | Homer

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This week I'm going to recommend Open Mike Eagle's podcast 'What Had Happened Was' where each season he interviews an artist or figure significant to hip hop. Making the interviews season-long instead of varying by episode means you get about a memoir's worth of stories. I found it via a Spotify recommendation because I'm a longtime fan of Questlove's podcast, and he's the interview subject for Season 4 👇

Billypar So I already knew going in that Questlove, who definitely has the gift of the gab, would go into exhaustive detail on the making of The Roots' first four albums, and I was not disappointed. Open Mike Eagle lets him take the reins mostly, but he's got good instincts about when to jump in for a quick clarifying question or reaction. If you're a Roots fan, I highly recommend, and if not, then I recommend first becoming a Roots fan 🎶 🎛🎚🎧🥁🎤🎶 3w

Billypar https://open.spotify.com/show/6fmSLa3UTGnCsKcnEaZOtg?si=uMC4rqedQ5OA17cdHZDA3g 3w

Billypar I also highly recommend Open Mike Eagle's music: this is my favorite album of his: https://open.spotify.com/album/1VDnqZVFSg0xVF104kaIix?si=ubit5ZU-Rxmm4jxp3D8yOw 3w

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BarbaraBB I love some hip-hop so will absolutely check this out! 3w

TieDyeDude That is so cool! I became aware of Open Mike Eagle through his guest appearances on the Thrilling Adventure Hour. He was always a highlight. I will have to check this out; love the Roots and Questlove. Questlove seems like a very interesting individual. His other projects are so diverse. Have you seen the Summer of Soul documentary? 3w

Billypar @BarbaraBB The Roots reference so many other hip hop acts in their music that the podcast touches on quite a bit - enjoy! 3w

Billypar @TieDyeDude I didn't know about the TAH but I've also seen him on the Netflix doc History of Swear Words. So he clearly enjoys a variety of projects! Questlove has definitely reached mogul status between okayplayer, his new publishing company, his Oscar, and books. I've seen the first half of SoS but got interrupted and have been meaning to watch the rest. It's great to see how much original footage he was able to use. (edited) 3w

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Bookwomble

The Epic of Gilgamesh: An English Verison with an Introduction | Anonymous

The Epic of Gilgamesh has parts dated from 2100 BCE, other elements up to 1200 BCE. It's a fantastic insight into the minds of the earliest settled, literate people. My edition is a Penguin Classic I bought in the 1980s, so I do need to get a more modern edition that incorporates newer archeological findings and historical perspectives.
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Soscha That would be mine as well! What? What? You‘ve stolen my flood! 🌊 1mo

julesG Oh, right, The Epic of Gilgamesh is ancient. Same goes for The Book of Toth. 🤔 Guess I've read ancient book then. 🤣🤣🤣 1mo

Awk_Word_Smith Beowulf most likely. 1mo

BookmarkTavern I need by to read this one. 😄 Thanks for posting! 1mo

quietlycuriouskate Gilgamesh! I've got the Stephen Mitchell one (Profile Books, 2005) ❤️ 1mo

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rretzler

The Iliad | Homer

I suppose it depends on what is meant by publication date. Here is an interesting article about The Iliad, which would have to be the earliest book I have read. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/geneticists-estimate-publication-date...

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BookmarkTavern That was a really interesting article! Thank you for sharing! 1mo

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Mollyanna

Iliad | Homer

Probably The Iliad. From what I can find it was published in the late 1400s.

Another great question, thanks for hosting @BookmarkTavern

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Awk_Word_Smith Beowulf most likely. 1mo

BookmarkTavern An excellent choice! And one I still need to read! Thanks for sharing! 1mo

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dabbe

The Iliad | Robert Fagles

#TLT #ThreeListThursday

1. Translations make all the difference. Robert Fagles' translation of THE ILIAD made me appreciate what I hated in high school.
2. THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING: by far my favorite Arthurian story.
3. SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson: to remind me that EVERY story is essentially a hero's journey, and it doesn't have to be “super“ or “epic“. It just has to feel real.
All are welcome to play and tagging as many as I can! 😍

mcctrish, BarkingMadRead, iread2much, AmyG, TheBookHippie, Texreader, Aimeesue, TheLudicReader, julesG, Eggs, Bookwormjillk, Read4life, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks, TheBookgeekFrau, Ruthiella, TheSpineView, CBee, IndoorDame, Enchanted_Bibliophile, bthegood, lil1inblue, KateReadsYA, julieclair, AnnCrystal, WildAlaskaBibliophile

TheSpineView Thanks for the tag!😘💜🏷 2mo

Enchanted_Bibliophile Thanks for the tag 😄 2mo

CBee #3 - I agree wholeheartedly! I‘d have to mention the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and of course the Hobbit - heroes come in all sizes ♥️ 2mo

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dabbe @TheSpineView 😘 2mo

dabbe @Enchanted_Bibliophile 😘 2mo

dabbe @CBee Thank goodness! I had a hard choice between RINGS and OAFK. 💚💙💚 2mo

AnnCrystal Thank you for the tag @dabbe ☺️👍. 2mo

dabbe @AnnCrystal 😘 2mo

julieclair Thanks for the tag! I need to step up my hero quest reading game, because the only one I can think of is Harry Potter. But I do have a 3-list Hero Quest TBR: 1. Percy Jackson 2. A Court of Thorns and Roses 3. The Hobbit (hard to believe I have never read this). 2mo

iread2much Thanks for the tag 1. The Redemption of Althalus, 2. Silver on the Road, 3. Tailchaser‘s Song. 😊 2mo

dabbe @julieclair That's kinda why I ask these questions! I'm always looking for new books--even though I have too many on the TBR as it is. I guess you could call it my book quest! 🤩 Thanks for sharing. 💚💙💚 2mo

dabbe @iread2much I need to read more fantasy! All on the TBR now. Thanks for sharing. The Redemption of Althalus, 2mo

julieclair @dabbe I‘m right there on the book quest with you. There is no such thing as too many books on the TBR! 😉📚📚📚📚📚💙 2mo

dabbe @julieclair #amensista! 🤩😍😃 2mo

iread2much @dabbe my husband and I both love that book, it was one of the books that was featured in our wedding cake 🎂 (it was a stack of books) 2mo

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Christinak

Beowulf (Bilingual Edition) | Seamus Heaney

Finally getting around to this translation

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Kitta

Rage of Achilles | Homer

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Starting off the year with a short excerpt from Homer‘s The Iliad.

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I really enjoyed this. A good taster of stories of Achilles. I was a bit confused at times but that‘s because I don‘t know enough Greek mythology.

Who is who‘s son and who is his mother? 🤣

Great little intro. Read in the bath because it‘s been a stressful day.

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