hey,

for brushing up on Homer, I highly recommend the recent Fagles translation of the Odyssey . . . heartbreaking.

I agree that they could have pushed the Odyssey references a bit harder -- what of Odysseus's escape from the Cyclops, or Penelope's loom? -- but oh well. I think the Coen bros. owe more to Aristophanes and other Greek comedy for the use of pacing, absurd coincidence, etc.

ugh, I can't find the soundtrack anywhere in NYC! : )

Erica nerdy English/Classics major