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Re: explanation about change

From: Michael T. Bee <michael.t.bee~at~gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:51:21 -0600
To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>

Thanks, so much, James! I got a Kindle Touch for Christmas. Wanted to
find good versions~translations.

On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 15:23, James Keeline <keeline~at~yahoo.com> wrote:

> Here are some good resources on the quality of translations into English
> of Jules Verne's texts:
>
> http://jv.gilead.org.il/evans/VerneTrans%28article%29.html
>
> http://www.verniana.org/volumes/01/A4/ArtBiblio.pdf
>
> What you will find is that the widely-available and inexpensive copies
> today are often the poorest translations from the 19th century because they
> are public domain. The character name change in Mysterious Island is a
> well known marker of one of the poor translations.
>
> In terms of the old English-language editions, they are more for looking
> upon (binding, illustrations) than reading if a good modern translation is
> available.
>
> For Mysterious Island, one of the recommended new editions is translated
> by Sidney Kravitz: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0819565598 Do note,
> however, that the free Kindle version is not the same translation. I don't
> think it should be linked to this listing.
>
> James D. Keeline
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> http://www.Keeline.com
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> *From:* Mati <matti~at~actcom.net.il>
> *To:* Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 12, 2012 11:58 AM
> *Subject:* explanation about change
>
> Dear Sir
> I am reading now "the mysterious island" in English translating. I
> discovered that the name of the main character "syrus smith" was
> transferred to "syrus Harding".
> Can I have explanation about this change?
>
> Thank you dearly
> Dr Matti Shafriri
>
>
>
>
Received on Fri 13 Jan 2012 - 02:51:48 IST

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