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Arthur Waley was one of the greatest translators of classical Chinese and Japanese poems. Supposedly he never learned to speak modern Mandarin or Japanese.
by ThinkingGuy 6y ago
Arthur Waley was one of the greatest translators of classical Chinese and Japanese poems. Supposedly he never learned to speak modern Mandarin or Japanese.
- thaumasiotes 6y agoThat's not unusual by any standard at all. No one is surprised if you can read Latin but can't read Portuguese.
- thaumasiotes 6y ago(Though I should note that Arthur Waley also translated vernacular Chinese works.)