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Are there significant differences between the available versions? If so, is there one to prefer ?

Liu Given that it's a translation of a work written in verse, different versions will be extremely different based on the translator's goals and competenc…moreGiven that it's a translation of a work written in verse, different versions will be extremely different based on the translator's goals and competency. I'm currently reading the Oxford World Classics version by David Luke. I've heard that Walter Kaufmann's translation is good as well, but he abridged the second part and I wanted to read the entire text by the same translator.(less)

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