Now this is a REAL TRAGEDY!
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LONDON (Reuters) - Homer's ancient Greek poem 'The Iliad,' the basis for Hollywood blockbuster 'Troy,' has been compressed for a new generation too lazy to see the film let alone read the 24-book epic that runs to over 15,000 lines.
The first five books of the centuries-old tale, set in the final year of the Trojan War -- which began when Trojan Paris snatched Helen (the face that launched a thousand ships) from Greece -- are now available in the language people use when sending instant messages, Microsoft said on Monday.
Book Two is reduced to just 24 words of 'messenger speak', losing some of the lyricism of the original. 'Agamemnon hd a dream: Troy not defended. Ordered attack! But Trojans knew they were coming n were prepared. Achilles sat sulking in his tent.'
The translation, designed to publicize Microsoft's messenger product, is not written in Homer's dactylic hexameters but it does use 'emoticons' -- little faces or images -- to emphasize intense moments. "
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LONDON (Reuters) - Homer's ancient Greek poem 'The Iliad,' the basis for Hollywood blockbuster 'Troy,' has been compressed for a new generation too lazy to see the film let alone read the 24-book epic that runs to over 15,000 lines.
The first five books of the centuries-old tale, set in the final year of the Trojan War -- which began when Trojan Paris snatched Helen (the face that launched a thousand ships) from Greece -- are now available in the language people use when sending instant messages, Microsoft said on Monday.
Book Two is reduced to just 24 words of 'messenger speak', losing some of the lyricism of the original. 'Agamemnon hd a dream: Troy not defended. Ordered attack! But Trojans knew they were coming n were prepared. Achilles sat sulking in his tent.'
The translation, designed to publicize Microsoft's messenger product, is not written in Homer's dactylic hexameters but it does use 'emoticons' -- little faces or images -- to emphasize intense moments. "
Yahoo! News - Homer's 'Iliad' Now in 'Messenger Speak': "Homer's 'Iliad' Now in 'Messenger Speak'
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2 Comments:
Talk about a tragedy - Microsoft could have shortened the illiad down to a series of haikus... but l33t speak? :(
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twopeanuts, at 1:47 PM
Yeah right! Haiku take thought, and I seriously doubt that any real thought was put into that gimmick!
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YAYA, at 2:48 PM
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