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I'm a big fan of Meditations. Having read both the Gregory Hays translation and the George Long, I have a hard time mapping these very different translations as
by marcusverus 6y ago
I'm a big fan of Meditations. Having read both the Gregory Hays translation and the George Long, I have a hard time mapping these very different translations as referring onto the same text. My first impression was, "clearly the George Long translation is a real translation of the text, whereas the Gregory Hays is a contemporary attempt to restate the thesis of each lassage without strict adherence to the original." But without the ability to read the original, this is pure speculation/ignorance on my part. Does anyone have any insight into which translation is the most faithful to the original?
- proc0 6y agoYeah, it would be nice to learn Latin and read the originals.
- wenc 6y agoInteresting tidbit: Marcus Aurelius, despite being a Roman emperor, wrote Meditations in Koine Greek. I once had a conversation with a Koine Greek scholar (also a Lyft driver, he was driving me to the airport -- turns out the job market for Ph.D.s in Koine Greek was/is not great), and he claims that most native English speakers should be able to achieve reading proficiency in Koine Greek in a matter of 6 months. It's apparently a very regular language. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditations
- proc0 6y agoInteresting indeed, thanks for sharing.