tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post116645910911660661..comments2024-03-18T16:55:31.971+00:00Comments on This Space: Proust and the entire secret of artStephen Mitchelmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01658772259307446873noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post-1166521239322206372006-12-19T09:40:00.000+00:002006-12-19T09:40:00.000+00:00Whoever said the translations were perfect? But ev...Whoever said the translations were perfect? But everyone I know who has read both editions prefer the Moncrief/Kilmartin. <BR/><BR/>The old 1000-page per volume Penguin Classics edition also has a large typeface. I'd say it was perfect.Stephen Mitchelmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01658772259307446873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post-1166503425549544452006-12-19T04:43:00.000+00:002006-12-19T04:43:00.000+00:00I've been doing some reading, and it appears that ...I've been doing some reading, and it appears that neither translation is perfect. It seems the Scott-Moncrieff (revised) is unnecessarily purple and the Penguin - as it was done by seven different hands - varies in quality.<BR/><BR/>I'll do some dipping at the bookstore and see what suits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post-1166481557330301492006-12-18T22:39:00.000+00:002006-12-18T22:39:00.000+00:00Go for the Scott Moncrief/Kilmartin translation in...Go for the Scott Moncrief/Kilmartin translation in the Vintage edition (in the UK at least) ahead of the new Penguin.Stephen Mitchelmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01658772259307446873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post-1166481140640894762006-12-18T22:32:00.000+00:002006-12-18T22:32:00.000+00:00On the topic of Proust, are those recent Penguin t...On the topic of Proust, are those recent Penguin translations a good way to go for someone unacquainted with Marcel? It's time I gave In Search of Lost Time a go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470094.post-1166480044471791782006-12-18T22:14:00.000+00:002006-12-18T22:14:00.000+00:00That link about genre cyclists refers to the comme...That link about genre cyclists refers to the comment NOT to Roth! I enjoyed the Zuckerman books. I just don't rate him as highly as others.<BR/><BR/>As for the sneers, somebody's got to do it.Stephen Mitchelmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01658772259307446873noreply@blogger.com