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>h-hey anons, I was wondering what translation would you recommend me for Homer's Iliad-
>learn Ancient Greek

>I'd like to read Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, which translation do you think is-
>learn Russian

>okay... I've finally decided to tackle Don Quixote. Which translation should be my first-
>learn Spanish

>I-I think it's finally time to get through Kant's Critiques. What's the best-
>learn German

>I want to start The Divine Comedy, which translation would you-
>learn Italian

Seriously guys, don't you ever get tired of this?

>> No.15915773

>>15915752
Hell no and you like it I love it got you figured out you fucking bitch

>> No.15915785

>>15915752
fuck you faggot. If you want shitty answers that'll get you to some pseud shit go to other places that won't recomend you the best way of reading.

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15915807

i may literally be the only person on /lit/ that reads books

>> No.15915811

fitzgerald (best poet in his own right, makes for the best read although he's slightly more free with translation than more literalist translators)

P&V for C&P corresponds best to the russian overall, not much reason to prefer garnett unless you specifically like her, oliver ready modernizes too much

grossman (does some violence to the text but is extremely easy and pleasant to read, ignore the long-ass bloom foreword, look up lathrop's review essay if you still have doubts about her)

unquestionably the cambridge/guyer edition unless you have a very specific historical reason for reading either kemp smith or max muller perhaps

not sure on dante, there's a partially finished infographic floating around

>> No.15915816

>>15915752
>he didn't learn italian just to read the Comedia

genuinely never going to make it

>> No.15915823

>>15915773
>>15915785

I would literally beat the fuck out of your feeble lives if I ever saw you on the street

>> No.15915843

>>15915823
You would get rekkkt

>> No.15915854

>>15915823
/fitlit/ here faggot, go and learn Ancient Greek, Russian, Spanish, German and Italian or kys