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@oleggorky906

4 ай бұрын

Good lad! Your father is breaking down Russian books into English … from one foreign language into another! And he’s doing it free of charge, for anyone to enjoy and benefit from his knowledge. That’s a noble pursuit.

I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this video. I adore Dostoyevsky, but when I read Pevear's "Underground", in the *first paragraph* I knew something was wrong. Since then, I have been obsessed w/ translations. I want the CORRECT one, but I don't read Russian! So I very much rely on someone like you, and I am now convinced as to which one I should read, and it isn't Oliver Ready's or certainly Pevear's, amd none of these damn "critical" editions...

@venz76

3 күн бұрын

Which one then

Of the four, I liked the Katz the best. Thanks for the comparison!

I enjoy these comparison videos. I've read the garnett, the magarshak (a 1960s penguin classic), and the recent Katz. Hard to pick a favorite, probably the Katz, but still enjoy the Garnett.

@Jaycake213

6 ай бұрын

Man I just bought garnnett version , and it's my first time reading Dostoyevsky, should i return and buy Katz?

@davidhall8656

6 ай бұрын

@@Jaycake213 I dont think so. Katz is good, but so is Garnett.

@Jaycake213

6 ай бұрын

@@davidhall8656 thanks🤟

@davidhall8656

6 ай бұрын

@@Jaycake213 I'm about halfway thru the new Katz bros k now, and while it's good, i still prefer the avsey.

@Jaycake213

6 ай бұрын

@@davidhall8656 I have heard Oliver ready version is the best

iam reading Katz now and i love it

I enjoy your translation videos and I like how you avoid saying one is the best, but that they are different and may suit different readers. I have read the Magarshack and McDuff and didn’t enjoy the latter. I also have P&V on the shelf but unread. It says something about this book that there are so many translations! One thing that I have always wondered about is the naming of the places in the first paragraph - some use the full names and some just the initials - what is going on here? Were they named in the original?

@patrik_bergman

26 күн бұрын

Thank you! I have noticed a difference regarding the names of people. As far as I know in Russian the full name in three parts is often mentioned but in some translations they are minimized as just Fyodor or Karamazov. I guess each translator chose what they thought was best.

I might try Katz, but I also might stick with another Mcduff translation. Thanks for the video!

Which english translation would you recommend for someone who has english as a second language? I've read a lot in my life so proficiency might not be a problem, but I have very little experience with classics.

@patrik_bergman

Ай бұрын

I enjoyed Oliver Ready a lot but Sidney Monas is just lovely. A translation not talked about that often but which is wonderful. Ready is quite British but Monas has another tone.

@adityyuh

Ай бұрын

​@@patrik_bergman I compared the two, and Monas is quite good as well. But I'm probably going to go with Ready, it's been recommended quite a bit and the cover is very interesting. Thank you!

The translation I own is by David McDuff. Any comments on that?

@patrik_bergman

2 ай бұрын

Not for Crime and Punishment but for The Brothers Karamazov. For me, his use of language is just a bit too much in the sense of words chosen etc. But he is an excellent translator so see what you think.