But maybe I *like* translations that are archaic-sounding and overly literal! :P (That's actually sort of true? I like translations that are sort of.. transparent, where you can see the bones of the original underneath, if you know how to look. Which doesn't necessarily make for a *good* translation, per se. It's pretty good at motivating me to look at the French too, though.)
I'm curious too as the why Hapgood is basically the only one the internet goes to! There are several more old ones available through Google Books if you know how to look, including multiple printings of Wilbour, but I think Hapgood is the only one with a manually-edited, OCR'd version available. I suspect everybody who's considered taking on another one has looked at how long it is and then gone "eh, Hapgood's good enough."
A new project for the fandom? :D If everybody took a chapter or two, it wouldn't take that long to do. Do we have any Gutenberg editors around?
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Date: 2014-04-01 06:05 pm (UTC)I'm curious too as the why Hapgood is basically the only one the internet goes to! There are several more old ones available through Google Books if you know how to look, including multiple printings of Wilbour, but I think Hapgood is the only one with a manually-edited, OCR'd version available. I suspect everybody who's considered taking on another one has looked at how long it is and then gone "eh, Hapgood's good enough."
A new project for the fandom? :D If everybody took a chapter or two, it wouldn't take that long to do. Do we have any Gutenberg editors around?