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nyrath · 10-12-2010, 03:59 PM

20,000 Leagues under the Sea, but ONLY the Walter James Miller or the Walter James Miller + Frederick Paul Walter translations. The original translation was a hideous hack job.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20,000_...a#Translations

Of Dante's Inferno, I favor the John Ciardi translation.

10-12-2010, 03:59 PM	#31
nyrath Addict Posts: 281 Karma: 52007 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: nook	20,000 Leagues under the Sea, but ONLY the Walter James Miller or the Walter James Miller + Frederick Paul Walter translations. The original translation was a hideous hack job. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20,000_...a#Translations Of Dante's Inferno, I favor the John Ciardi translation.