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Originally Posted by paola
which version are you reading? I have found the Woods translation, too, and I have to say it is quite different from Lowe-Porter: it seems to be adding more "colour", nevertheless I find both versions very legible (I'll have to choose one though!  ) - but perhaps you are reading it in the original version? |
More and more I can make an argument for Lowe-Porter; after all, she worked in collaboration with Mann for many years on her translations of his work. When it comes to the ancients, you can't get too modern for me, but with a work that's relatively recent, I'm not sure we're not better off with a translation of its time as having more of the flavor of the original.
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Originally Posted by Bookpossum
I'm away for a couple of days and will be scouring the secondhand bookshops (some quite good ones) where we are going.
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Have fun!