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...selections read from The Odyssey at the Agassiz, Fagles, Walker and Robards in essence distributed such a performance among three people, allowing a striking range of voice and style...
Reading Odysseus' lines, Robards drew upon a lower register, often dipping into gravely tones, giving a particularly strong impression of wise, weathered worldliness. Walker, facing several roles (including Penelope), inhabited each one by seeming to occupy a space beyond the table and chair that served for the reading...
...Odyssey's appeal in performance lies somewhat deeper than just recent popularity, as Fagles, Walker and Robards explained in an interview with the Crimson: The text itself is already quite alive, in many ways...
...Walker, the beauty of each scene and of the language shines through even when the action's technical details are unclear. "It can be impossible to understand what's going on," acknowledged Walker, referring to a confusing description of Odysseus' marksmanship demonstration--a passage that nonetheless easily reaches a high level of suspense and drama...
...brilliant translation," said Walker. "It fits the human impulse, but doesn't lose a wonderful access to a higher style." Robards agreed, pointing to the effective expression of rich imagery. Not too shabby for just another story of a guy lost at sea as hundreds of suitors freeload off his estate back home...