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Daniel Mendelsohn translation has wrong reviews
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Hi Scott, thanks for the reply. I think that the reviews should be separated when they have different translators (not just covers/formatting) since, for example, the 2017 Wilson translation is significantly different in style, length, word choice/omission from, say, the Fagles translation from the 90's (or indeed any other translation). The translation is a significant aspect of the work and these editions vary substantively.