classical literature & big epics get the worst of this but the one that offends me most is "soleil cou coupé" every new version after "sun slit throat" is absolutely fuckedpic.twitter.com/EaIO0Cu0rg
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the worst thing about poetry translators is sometimes there’s just one obviously best translation of a key line but every new translator thinks they have to do it differently to stand out
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the man of countably many turns
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πολύτροπον is the gift that keeps on giving
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@ the divine comedy
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please disregard any hitherto hope if you’re coming by
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still blew my mind to learn rumi was fake
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like covers
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It should be crowd sourced! The best translation of every line, together!
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