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I was about to buy a translation by George Madison Priest, but it turns out there are more recent translations. Additionally, I can't find anything on Priest's translation. Please give me a quick rundown? Should I avoid Priest's translation?

>> No.10826000

Self bump.

>> No.10826003
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>translation
Never gonna make it.

>> No.10826008

It's David Luke btw.

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>>10826003
>he fell for the "all translations are bad" meme

>> No.10826013

>>10826008
Thanks.
But is there anything wrong with the Priest translation?

>> No.10826018

>>10826013
I haven't read it, but I recommend Luke as a german speaker. It seems good to me.

>>10826010
>he's a frogposter
>he's wrong about things
4chan never changes

Seriously, German is a difficult language and isn't as easily translated as French might be to English.

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>>10826003
>>10826018
stop being ironic and antilogocentric

>> No.10826046

So has nobody read the Priest translation?
I guess I'll have to settle for the Luke translation, but I'm pretty annoyed because the Franklin Library leatherbound edition of Faust looks fantastic.

>> No.10826049

>>10826046
I recommend avoiding those leatherbound editions, they're made to show off.

>> No.10826057

>tfw not an anglo
Having multiple translations to choose is a burgeois luxury.