Rebecca answers “Best translation of Dostoyevsky 's Demons...”

Dean asked this question about Demons:

Best translation of Dostoyevsky 's Demons with critical apparatus , namely , notes and introduction ? Perhaps Volokhonsky/Pevear or Maquire/Meyer/Belknap (Penguin Classics) ? Thank you kindly in advance.

Rebecca P+V translate everything really literally. To the point where things make no sense in English sometimes, which is fine. Any translation except Garnett…moreP+V translate everything really literally. To the point where things make no sense in English sometimes, which is fine. Any translation except Garnett is fine.(less)

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Dean What is the basis for your opposition to the translation by Ms. Garnett . Please elaborate . Thanks .
Oct 29, 2018 12:20PM · flag

Rebecca She used to misunderstand things without realizing, and if she didn't understand a paragraph she just skipped it. I read her Anna Karenina and then wa ...more
Oct 30, 2018 12:38PM · flag

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