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Introduction to the Devout Life
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A good translation is so important*. I've seen some translations online that honestly are hard to read and boring due to all the old expressions (they seem to just drag on and on - rather than crisply conveying what they are meant to convey). So far the best translation I saw was this 1885 edition. Obviously, it would be out of print. ;) I'll keep searching.
* The same thing about the difference translation makes -- I'm thinking about Story of a Soul (a great translation is in Project Gutenberg) and The Imitation of Christ (a variety of translations are around, but I can't find the precise one I once saw and liked).
* The same thing about the difference translation makes -- I'm thinking about Story of a Soul (a great translation is in Project Gutenberg) and The Imitation of Christ (a variety of translations are around, but I can't find the precise one I once saw and liked).
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I really enjoy the John K. Ryan translation published by Doubleday. It meets your criteria - crisp, succinct modern language that doesn't modernize the meaning of St. Francis' teachings.
One of the best The Imitation of Christ translations is by Msgr. Ronald Knox. Such a beautiful, easily understood translation.!
I know what you mean! I had a copy/translation of "Imitation" I loved but loaned it to someone and have never found another like it! SO frustrating!
Thanks for keeping on looking!