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> In his spare time, he learned German in order to read Sartor Resartus in the original. Sartor Resartus is in English.
by dempseye 10y ago
> In his spare time, he learned German in order to read Sartor Resartus in the original.
Sartor Resartus is in English.
- nsajko 10y agoIt does have many German words. Edit: But obviously this is still a small mistake by whoever wrote the "in the original" note.
- berns 10y agoBorges taught himself German to be able read Arthur Schopenhauer in its original language. Interestingly he also learned to read Italian by reading an English translation of the Divine comedy with the original text in one page and the translation in the other. The translation was by John Carlyle, Thomas' brother.