In the second poem of Le Poème du Jardin des Plantes from L’Art D’Être Grand-Père, Hugo begins with anthropomorphism, “those animals who speak”, to show how the behavior of the animals resembles that of the human species: “their foolish spirit resembles man.” As Hugo is not the first man in history to observe animal behavior, … Continue reading Translating Hugo:Jardin Des Plantes, Homer (PII)