/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.16539352]

Faust... where should I begin? Which translation should I read?

[Anonymous No.16539357]

>>16539352
learn German

[Anonymous No.16539365]

Abridged version and wikipedia. Then make a thread asking "what did you think of it".

[Anonymous No.16539395]

>>16539357
Which translation in english can mirror the words of a German text so that i may use both as a reference

[Anonymous No.16539399]

>>16539365
Based

[Anonymous No.16539415]

>>16539352
>As a native German speaker I read the original German version, of course, but I was thankful for the accompanying English translation by Walter Arnold Kaufmann who also was a native German speaker but spent his professional life as philosopher and author in the U.S. Why was I thankful for the translation? Some of the German words in the original text possibly have changed their meaning or are used only in certain locales, such as Goethe's Weimar of his day. So it was convenient to be able to consult the translator's take of the meaning of some words. I have not read any other translations but I think that Walter Kaufmann's translation is amazingly accurate although he does not always translate each and every word Goethe used but he maintains the rhyme and rhythm while still conveying the meaning of the words. Goethe was no humorless German but apparently had a keen wit and I enjoyed reading this Faust I. I'm going for more Goethe.

[Anonymous No.16539423]

>>16539415
Whom are you quoting?

[Anonymous No.16539871]

>>16539423
Angela Merkel.

[Anonymous No.16540073]

Currently working on my literary German. I can read Kafka at a decent pace, but it takes some effort. Should I dive into Faust yet?

[Anonymous No.16540321]

I read the Stuart Atkins trans from princeton classics
enjoyed immensely

[Anonymous No.16540383]

>>16539415
As a German, Kaufmann's translation sucks ass