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The Dutch translation of GEB is excellent. I think others, e.g. the French, are also quite good/excellent, potentially because Hofstadter himself was quite invo
by Phemist 3y ago
The Dutch translation of GEB is excellent. I think others, e.g. the French, are also quite good/excellent, potentially because Hofstadter himself was quite involved in the translation process. Hell, much of GEB and especially his later books discuss translation extentensively, so it would be strange if there were authorized translations of GEB that were somehow lacking in quality.
- mtremsal 3y agoCrucially the French translation was significantly rewritten, with contributions from Hofstadter. In doing so, the French version becomes a separate projection of the author’s original ideas, along a different vector than the original English version. The approach therefore illustrates the main point of the book, similarly to its cover. Very meta. :)
- djkivi 3y agoHofstadter wrote another interesting book regarding translation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Ton_beau_de_Marot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Ton_beau_de_Marot
- kragen 3y agoi had no idea; now i have to read it, because i've only read the english original and part of one of the spanish translations