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Very diffeernt styles but I'm not sure how I would choose one over the other. I don't know which is closer to the original. Actually, I'm not even sure that's
by grannyg00se 14y ago
Very diffeernt styles but I'm not sure how I would choose one over the other. I don't know which is closer to the original.
Actually, I'm not even sure that's a consideration I'm interested in. I might be more interested in a translation that most efficiently communicates the intended message.
- fcmk 14y agoI wouldn't be surprised if someone's personal writings were concise. This is how I write for myself, so I prefer Hays.
- thisrod 14y agoA literal translation, the Stoics having doubtless written in formal Latin, it being so concise, might appear more as riddle than prose to English speakers.
- stan_rogers 14y agoKoine (vulgar or Hellenist) Greek, actually, but the point still stands.