/lit/ - Literature

>>21996387
I haven't read any full Loeb translations, and haven't even looked at the Seneca ones, but I think they're substantially different. This series has pretty modern translations that often break up Seneca's long sentences into shorter ones. Here's a comparison of the first paragraph of his first letter.
>>21996392
yeh, I forgot since leaving college how cool (many) academics are. actually 2 of the 3 I reached out with had a book they were willing to send me. Wouldn't have said no to having 2 copies, but given they were being generous and kind, I obviously didn't want to take advantage of that.