Which is the definitive translation?

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Which is the definitive translation? Anonymous Mon Jan 26 20:21:11 2015 No.6057328 [Reply] [Original]

i was fond of the aylmer maude translation of Hadji Murad. is the oxford world's classic War and Peace translation by the maudes superior to the vintage classic by pevear and Larissa volokhonsky?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 26 20:22:14 2015 No.6057335 >>6057328 >translation

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 26 20:24:39 2015 No.6057348 >>6057335 ? i cannot read russian so an english translation will have to do. how about being helpful. have you read either translation?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 26 20:28:20 2015 No.6057372 >>6057328 Maude worked directly with Tolstoy to translate his work. A lot of complaints have been levied against Pevear and Volokhonsky lately. I'd get the Maude translation.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 26 20:31:16 2015 No.6057387 i read the briggs and i thought it was pretty good

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 26 20:36:46 2015 No.6057411 >>6057372 i was thinking of sticking with the Maudes. thanks for your input.

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