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Which is the best translation of Faust to read?

No prose, only verse.

>> No.11025501

>>11025463
david luke

>> No.11025595

>reading translations of poetry.
You could ink "i'm a poser pseud" on your forehead and it would be less obvious.
You have no interest in the book only in being someone who read it

>> No.11025647

>>11025595
This. Translated poetry is terrible.
One of the reasons I can't suffer through the Divine Comedy.

>> No.11025661

>>11025501
Seconded.

>> No.11025668

>>11025595
>>11025647
To be fair, learning German to the extent where you can fully understand Faust isn't that easy.
I'm happy to be a native German speaker, so I could enjoy all the old masterpieces as they are intended to

>> No.11025673

>>11025463
>Which is the best translation of Faust to read?
Nerval's. Goethe approved.

>> No.11025680

>>11025668
>to be fair
>ignores the subject in debate completely

>> No.11025688

>>11025680
Yeah, fully understanding its content is less important than reading old phrases you don't.
Fuck off you phony cunt

>> No.11025711

>>11025595
>>11025647
So all I have to do is learn German huh. Easy.

>> No.11026058

>>11025711
Or focus on reading poetry originated in languages you can understand.
There is probably tons of english material you haven't read yet. No reason to walk through mediocre translations of a book just because its a classic in another language.

>> No.11026070

>>11025668
>Don't really have anything to contribute but let me just say that I speak German and can enjoy these MASTERPIECES as they should be enjoyed, mmmkay?

>> No.11026072

>>11025595
>You have no interest in the book only in being someone who read it
holy... you must be a master psychologist. OR you're just a projecting, gatekeeping retard - i really really wonder which you are....

>> No.11026763

>>11025595
Don't project your feeling unto OP. Will you learn greek before reading Homer?

>> No.11027064
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11027064

>>11026070
Why don't you faggot just fuck off?
>mmmkay
you have no business here, you imbecile.

>> No.11027109

>>11027064
>he didn't reply to me in the language of german MASTERPIECES
try again honey bun