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Old 03-09-2026, 04:50 PM   #11
Adam Scribentis
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Originally Posted by Cactus Chef View Post
I find it worth doing some research on the existing translations when I want to read a "classic" piece of literature in translation. I will sometimes shell out for the Vintage International or Penguin Classics editions of books, even though they're more expensive, since they will usually employ a translator worth their chops.

...for the moment, anyway. I'm not sure how long until those publishers are acquired by VCs that then go the AI route as well.
And the Penguin Classics series sometimes offers more than one translation of an important work (e.g. the Iliad).
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