Translation guides: which translation to read
Most of the classics were written in another language, so the book you read is a translator's work. Each guide here compares the kinds of translation of one classic, says what is hard to translate in it, and tells you when a close translation is worth setting beside the whole story. There are 20 guides, starting with the works people ask about most.
All 20 translation guides
- The OdysseyProse, verse and line-by-line translations of the Odyssey, compared
- The IliadProse, verse and line-by-line translations of the Iliad, compared
- Crime and PunishmentClose, smooth and annotated translations of Crime and Punishment, compared
- Anna KareninaClose, smooth and annotated translations of Anna Karenina, compared
- War and PeaceClose, smooth and annotated translations of War and Peace, compared
- The Tao Te ChingWord-for-word, interpretive and poetic translations of the Tao Te Ching, compared
- The Brothers KaramazovClose, smooth and annotated translations of The Brothers Karamazov, compared
- Don QuixoteClose, smooth and annotated translations of Don Quixote, compared
- The Divine ComedyProse, verse and line-by-line translations of the Divine Comedy, compared
- The AeneidProse, verse and line-by-line translations of the Aeneid, compared
- MeditationsWord-for-word, interpretive and poetic translations of Meditations, compared
- The Bhagavad GitaWord-for-word, interpretive and poetic translations of the Bhagavad Gita, compared
- The Count of Monte CristoClose, smooth and annotated translations of The Count of Monte Cristo, compared
- The Art of WarWord-for-word, interpretive and poetic translations of The Art of War, compared
- Les MisérablesClose, smooth and annotated translations of Les Misérables, compared
- BeowulfProse, verse and line-by-line translations of Beowulf, compared
- Madame BovaryClose, smooth and annotated translations of Madame Bovary, compared
- Thus Spoke ZarathustraWord-for-word, interpretive and poetic translations of Thus Spoke Zarathustra, compared
- The IdiotClose, smooth and annotated translations of The Idiot, compared
- The Three MusketeersClose, smooth and annotated translations of The Three Musketeers, compared
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