I found so much information on translations of Madame Bovary that I had to split this post into two! Part 2 focuses on 7 translations published from 1992 to 2011, including the popular Davis translation, and gives information about a few related books.
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I found so much information on translations of Madame Bovary that I had to split this post into two! Part 1 of this post talks about the history of the novel and the challenge of translating it. The post gives information about 11 translations published from 1886 to 1965, including the original Marx-Aveling translation.
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I found so much information on translations of Don Quixote that I had to split this post into two! Part 2 focuses on 7 translations published from 2000 to 2020, including the popular Grossman translation, and gives information about a few related books.
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I found so much information on translations of Don Quixote that I had to split this post into two! Part 1 of this post talks about the history of the novel, the challenge of translating it, and the pronunciation and spelling of the title. The post gives information about 14 translations published from 1620 to 1995, including the popular Ormsby translation.
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There are many works that never get translated into English. Why translate the same one again and again?
Why are there so many translations of the same work into English? Read More »
Dostoevsky died before writing the second half of the two-part story he wanted to tell with these characters, but this half is nevertheless a much-admired achievement.
What’s the best translation of The Brothers Karamazov? Read More »
The introduction says: “The wealth of historical allusion that it contains may contribute in some measure to the difficulty that English (and even French) readers may experience in coming to terms with the novel.” Yeah.
Review of Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (translated by Charles E. Wilbour) Read More »
Yes and no… I think it depends on the situation and your personality. Here are arguments both ways!
Should we judge a book by the cover? Read More »
Know someone who loves Russian literature? These editions make good gifts!
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Apart from The Bible, The Little Prince is the most translated work in the world!
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