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Bookpossum · 07-31-2018, 08:53 AM

I agree with you fantasyfan - the Hobson is an excellent translation and the notes are interesting. It was the version I decided on reading after comparing it and the Pevear.

I don't think I would use the term "political correctness", which seems to be used these days in a pejorative sense, though I don't think you intended that. It is interesting to consider that the films we have probably all seen and think of as being true to the book, are so attractive and enjoyable precisely because they omit all the extreme behaviour which we now find so unacceptable.

07-31-2018, 08:53 AM	#128
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	I agree with you fantasyfan - the Hobson is an excellent translation and the notes are interesting. It was the version I decided on reading after comparing it and the Pevear. I don't think I would use the term "political correctness", which seems to be used these days in a pejorative sense, though I don't think you intended that. It is interesting to consider that the films we have probably all seen and think of as being true to the book, are so attractive and enjoyable precisely because they omit all the extreme behaviour which we now find so unacceptable.