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

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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.

Amyjzed I have the David Magarshack Penguin Classics translation from 2004; while I believe the translation itself is fine it does not have any footnotes or e…moreI have the David Magarshack Penguin Classics translation from 2004; while I believe the translation itself is fine it does not have any footnotes or end notes-- mainly an inconvenience to those of us who don't know many basic French phrases. In comparison, the P&V Vintage edition seems to be pretty exhaustive with notes and comments. (less)

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