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Yeah - I should probably have pointed out more clearly that the author there seems to be a bit of a partisan jerk... I did see it, and I did try to point it out
by Torkel 3y ago
Yeah - I should probably have pointed out more clearly that the author there seems to be a bit of a partisan jerk... I did see it, and I did try to point it out, but obviously not well enough.
The point I was trying to make was that there are such large differences in between the translations, and the thread does contain the same passage from multiple translations.
But, again - poor choice of link to illustrate it with.
- watwut 3y agoI actually like the Wilsons threads for that purpose better. Here is rather lengthy thread of many choices you can make as translator: https://twitter.com/EmilyRCWilson/status/1027194889803587585 https://twitter.com/EmilyRCWilson/status/1027194889803587585 And comparative thread of other translations: https://twitter.com/EmilyRCWilson/status/1093157738857811968 https://twitter.com/EmilyRCWilson/status/1093157738857811968 One big reason is that her threads are rather emotionless, difference in translation is something to analyze rather then get outraged about. While they show different choices and compare them to original text, she is not insulting other translators nor getting offended over nor calls their existence a crime. She even praises other translators in various threads, there is actually no war between her and them. Even when she criticizes the other translations for inaccuracy, from the more of feminist point of view, she argues more by text, reading of original poem and meaning then by feeling outraged (unlike the original thread listed here): https://twitter.com/EmilyRCWilson/status/971823043512360960 https://twitter.com/EmilyRCWilson/status/971823043512360960