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Is it a valid comparison if they're comparing sentence length of translations of works originally written in other languages? For example, Hermann Hesse's Siddh
by mykowebhn 6y ago
Is it a valid comparison if they're comparing sentence length of translations of works originally written in other languages? For example, Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha and Plato's Republic.
- thespoonbends 6y agoWhat does "valid comparison" mean? If the intent is to help potential readers to estimate the difficulty of the book, then that's useful.
- mykowebhn 6y agoCouldn't the original degree of difficulty of a book be altered during the translation process? Not sure if this is an apples to apples comparison. If you stick to books written in the same language, then perhaps.