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>It would be distracting to the modern reader to refer to a game which would be obscure and unfamiliar I find it far more distracting to find a modern term in
by fasterik 4y ago
>It would be distracting to the modern reader to refer to a game which would be obscure and unfamiliar
I find it far more distracting to find a modern term in an ancient text that I know the author couldn't have known about. It's jarring and anachronistic. I would much rather see the original term. I can make a decision about whether to spend a minute to look it up (and learn something!) or skim over it if the meaning is clear enough.
- poulsbohemian 4y agoAgreed - a nice footnote would be appropriate.
- ycombinete 4y agoI have to agree. It was jarring to me to find this in my translation. I think either the original term with a footnote, or perhaps something more generic like “Boardgames”