Which Iliad redux

I finally finished my Teaching Company course which was great! Like all the best courses, it seemed to move the walls of the mind, to rearrange the furniture.  I’m still trying to absorb and process it all.  The problem with TC is the lack of a forum to discuss the ideas; however, I’ll write more about the course later.  In my earlier post “Which Iliad“ I wondered why Prof. Fears did not give a preferred translation.  In the last booklet accompanying the set, however, there is a detailed bibliography.  He lists the Lattimore translation with the following recommendation:  “This has rightly been called ‘the finest translation of Homer ever made into the English language.’” So, there you have it.