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John Kitcher asked this question about Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Vol. 1 of 2 (chapter 1-60):
Which English translation is better? The one by Moss Roberts, the one by C.H. Brewitt-Taylor, or the one by Ronald C. Iverson (3 different English versions to choose from)...
Mary Soon Lee I haven't read the Iverson translation, but, for me, the Roberts's translation is preferable to the Brewitt-Taylor one. Roberts has extensive, illumin…moreI haven't read the Iverson translation, but, for me, the Roberts's translation is preferable to the Brewitt-Taylor one. Roberts has extensive, illuminating endnotes. Without access to those notes, I doubt I would have appreciated the Brewitt-Taylor translation much at all. (If you know more about ancient Chinese history than I do, this may not be as important.)(less)
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