translators to have taken on all three of the great classical epics--something that not even Pope attempted--and all three have sold millions of copies, both in print and in audio versions narrated by Derek Jacobi, Ian McKellen and Simon Callow.Their success was due largely to Mr. Fagles's gifts as a writer.
from Charles McGrath: The New York Times: Robert Fagles, Translator of the Classics, Dies at 74
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