I had a first edition bible signed by everyone except Paul, that asshole. Flipped it for a cool $50 in a garage sale though.
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I'd have paid at least $55 for Ringos signature alone.
Ringo 4:15
He who is the second best drummer in the Beatles still makes a shit load of money.
But you hung on to Methuselah's rookie card, right?
I had the foil Lazarus from the Bethany Trio, but couldn't ever find a Mary or Martha to complete the set. 🤷🏼♂️
Once, I thought I pulled Jesus Blessing His Descilples at Bethany, but when I looked again it was just the disciples. 🤷♂️
I mean, if I were one of the only twelve white dudes in the Jerusalem area at the time, I'd probably hang out with the other ones as often as possible. Maybe even a prostitute, who knows? It had to've been wild.
After seeing a compilation video of Philomena Cunk telling stories or her mate Paul now every time I see that name in my mind I read "my mate Paul" with her voice.
I know this totally makes me "that guy", but it could very well be a signed first edition of a specific translation of the Iliad.
I don't think I know anyone who cares that much about a translator's signature, but who knows?
The Iliad is actually a great example for this, because the recent translation of it by Emily Wilson received a lot of praise, and I know a few people who work in that field and would of be extatic to have a signed copy of it.
Nerds do. I wouldn’t mind a signed copy of Tolkien’s Beowulf.
That reminds me. A friend of mine translated a German Longsword fighting manual. I need to get her to sign my copy.
About twenty years ago, I've read a hilarious rant by a translator of 'Dune', included with the translation itself. The dude complained that some lazy translators don't account for the fact that English-speaking countries were deeply religious for millennia, and authors could rely on readers' familiarity with the Bible — while translators in my language are generally less versed in it. He recounted that someone managed to translate the words 'Mosaic law' as 'law of mosaic', i.e. the art form, instead of 'law of Moses'. I don't remember the translator's name (edit: found it in my notes: Pavel Vyaznikov), but his words are etched in my memory, and I wouldn't mind reading more of his opinions. They're also the reason why I myself at least tried reading the Bible.
Tallhoffer?
Meyer, 1570
I don’t know how much I’m allowed to spam links, but someone else asked where to find it and I shared a link to it there.
Is it available online? Never know when I might need to know how to use a German longsword.
I'm sure the Jlo slop vehicle meant this
Oh yeah, I know that's not what they were going for but... like I said, "that guy".
Fitzgerald or Lattimore?
Hit that Pope translation. Heroic couplets ftw.
Well, I am due for a re-read. Thanks for the suggestion!
It is a great tight translation to the text. Pope uses the Roman names for most of the characters which I find a turn off. But Pope's translation is really tight considering his iambic AA BB CC limitations. It is really an amazing work of English.
Signed by Homer J Simpson
Oh wow, that really is a first edition! All the later ones were signed: Homer Jay Simpson
Well that would be an amazing gift, now wouldn't it.
Totally worth the multimillion dollar facility you'd have to build around it to keep it from disintegrating.
Buy a copy of the Illiad and get Dan Castellaneta to sign it.
I bet people have done that before, and I bet he loves it.
I have a signed first edition of The Epic of Gilgamesh
I have this signed first edition complaint about poor quality copper
Signed in cuneiform, no doubt ?
Nothing compared to my signed first edition Necronomicon.
Ia, Shub Niggurath!
That sounds remarkably like a shitpost the writer put in to see if the audience or actors were paying attention.
I've never seen the movie myself, but from what I understand there isn't any dialogue saying it's the Illiad. He gives her a book and she says it's a signed first edition without either acknowledging what book it is, but you can tell from the cover. My guess is the props department just gave them a random book without considering the book they gave them doesn't make sense in context.
A lot of hollywood writers and especially script doctors aren't really well versed in literature or ancient world classics, it's not germane to the form they produce. I know a hollywood writer and he certainly didn't graduate with an MA in English.
Those writers probably wouldn't have referenced The Iliad then. This was either a writer's joke or the script just had [insert prop book] in the script and The Iliad was what was handy.
And who doesn't have a copy of The Iliad handy at any moment?
Homer practiced oral history, written 1st ed would've been someone else, Plato perhaps
Was it a 9.4 or higher, cause otherwise, it's trash.
Doh!
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