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Scribe 04/17/2025 (Thu) 18:40:56 No. 751 >>758>>810>>908>>973
Which is the better translation of the Polish book Ogniem i mieczem? Samuel A Binion's version or W. S. Kuniczak's? Jeremiah Curtin's version is not that good but he didn't forget to include the Epilogue.
>>751 (OP) I've heard that the translations aren't that good, one of them was made by a man who didn't know Polish well and just used a dictionary and the other made a lot of shit up. >Segel cites a series of mistranslations perpetrated by Curtin due to his carelessness, uncritical reliance on dictionaries, and ignorance of Polish idiom, culture, history and language. Among the more striking is the rendering, in The Deluge, of "Czołem" ("Greetings!"—a greeting still used by Poles) "literally" as "With the forehead!"[15] Funny.
>>810 Curtin will not attend my birthday party but I will allow him to send me a present only because he included the epilogue unlike Samuel Bunion and Kuniczak.
>>810 well that's annoying. Not OP, but I read Quo Vadis last year and enjoyed it, so ive been curious about his other works
>>751 (OP) Kuniczak's version basically makes it more engaging to read, namely he cuts down on the descriptions of landscapes in favor of the story.
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>>751 (OP) Going on about different translations of a 19th century rise-of-nationalism slop book is a waste of time.
>>973 May Longinus Podbipięta pick you up and place you between two Tatars and cut three heads off with one swing to fulfill his family oath.
>>973 Aye, most books by this logic are a waste of time, why are you here on a forum dedicated to discussing literature? Go back to Ticku Tocku and YouTube
>>973 May Onufry Zagłoba place you between Cado's coinslot to be sucked into the void within.
>>973 The way you phrased this is really weird so I can’t tell if I agree or not.


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