I don't associate Penguin Classics with their modern desecrations.
Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 18/01/2010 01:46:15 AM
They are always among the best translations available, and they're available for such a decent price! By "best" I mean something that captures the spirit of the original, not necessarily the most literal translation. Penguin translations always flow well.
Bah to endnotes! Footnotes are superior.
Bah to endnotes! Footnotes are superior.
"We feel safe when we read what we recognise, what does not challenge our way of thinking.... a steady acceptance of pre-arranged patterns leads to the inability to question what we are told."
~Camilla
Ghavrel is Ghavrel is Ghavrel
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~Camilla
Ghavrel is Ghavrel is Ghavrel
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/Other Literature: Canterbury Tales
17/01/2010 10:58:16 PM
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The only way to read it is in the original. Most of it is poetry.
18/01/2010 12:14:03 AM
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if you can't manage the middle english, though
18/01/2010 01:20:37 AM
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How can any intelligent person who knows modern English "not manage" Middle English? *NM*
18/01/2010 03:31:35 AM
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How can any intelligent person who can manage Middle English not be bored to death reading it? *NM*
18/01/2010 04:29:39 AM
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Re: The only way to read it is in the original. Most of it is poetry.
18/01/2010 07:53:05 AM
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I remember being really surprised by the Canterbury Tales in high school.
18/01/2010 01:18:56 AM
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I don't associate Penguin Classics with their modern desecrations.
18/01/2010 01:46:15 AM
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What's the deal with Penguin Classics?
18/01/2010 01:37:58 PM
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Re: What's the deal with Penguin Classics?
18/01/2010 04:10:53 PM
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There's much love for the Penguin Classics on my part. It makes my textbooks cost about 10 cents.
18/01/2010 09:45:26 PM
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Re: I like Eoin Colfer!
18/01/2010 10:20:57 AM
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Re: I like Eoin Colfer!
18/01/2010 10:22:11 AM
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I bought a bilingual edition (Middle and modern English), might have to read it at some point... *NM*
18/01/2010 04:50:53 PM
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I'm happy to say I first read this post in the original language .
18/01/2010 10:42:41 PM
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