Quick Lit Hum Question

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>I'm transferring into Columbia this year and I don't want to spend all of New Student week reading the Illiad. With that in mind...</p>

<p>Does it matter what edition/translation of the Illiad we buy? and if so...which should I get?</p>

<p>Thanks CCrs.</p>

<p>(and yes that's a college confidential/columbia college pun)</p>

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<p>I believe it's Richmond Lattimore's edition.</p>

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<p>It is the Lattimore translation, but the alumni association buys copies for the incoming class every year. If you go to one of the planning sessions in the summer, you'll get yours then; if you don't, it will be mailed to you over the summer. Don't sweat it, it's only the first six books of the Iliad to read before the first class; it shouldn't take more than a few hours even if you read as slowly as I do.</p>

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<p>mmm...that's good news...thanks bing...</p>

<p>I'm guessing the Iliad will be the last book the alumni association picks up the tab for..</p>

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I'm guessing the Iliad will be the last book the alumni association picks up the tab for..

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<p>Until you get all the junk mail, glossy magazines, etc. all in an effort to get you to give money to them.</p>

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<p>I guess Columbia 2002 is not on the party list. The local associations have cool parties.nWe have been invited to meet many important graduates. We are invited to about four parties every year. Maybe Columbia 2002 just had her invitations lost in the mail. I've been going with my brother for a long time and have met lots of alums and students. Some of the parties are on pretty nice boats, nice restaurants, nice homes. It's a trip. I have to watch my grammar because Columbia 2002's evil twin is flaming me for forgetting a question mark.</p>

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<p>Columbia2002 might not have received invitations to alumni events because HE is no longer a member of the alumni club (<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showpost.php?p=2344344&postcount=3)%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showpost.php?p=2344344&postcount=3)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p>

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Columbia2002 might not have received invitations to alumni events because HE is no longer a member of the alumni club (<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/...4&postcount=3)%5B/url%5D.%5B/quote%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/...4&postcount=3).

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<p>Haha. Actually, there are general alumni stuff ... and then there's stuff through the Club (CUCNY), which you have to pay money to join. I'm still on the Club's emailing list and all their events are open to non-member alumni.</p>