Re: [BardonPraxis] The polarity of IIH translations

[Paul Condran <paulcondran@...>]

Hello Martin,

Yes I personally have benefited from having two translations. I think
the old one is out of print, but the copy online (rexresearch.com) is
good enough for comparision.

Also, I have downloaded this online copy to my PDA (which I find very
useful for keeping ideas, etc in). I am very grateful for having a
digital copy in a different translation! :)

Paul

--- "Martin <martincosgrove@...>" <martincosgrove@...> wrote:
> It just occurred to me that it is quite fortuitous that two 
> translations of IIH have been made.
> 
> Translation is a big part of my degree and I have come to realize 
> that you could give a fairly simple text to ten different 
> translators and get ten totally different 
> translations/interpretations back. Now, if the text is something as 
> detailed, involved and at times ambiguous as IIH then it is no 
> wonder that there are key points and sections which both English 
> versions of the book have translated differently.
> 
> Obviously, the ideal would be to have German as a first language in 
> order to get 'closest' to the original meaning conceived in Bardon's 
> mind, but the next best thing is to have more than one translation 
> to compare, thus gleaning different shades of meaning from each 
> translation, helping to build a fuller (and 'truer') picture of the 
> underlaying meaning of the original.
> 
> The two translations seem to be quite distinct in their styles also. 
> The more recent Merkur verion is more modern and freer in its 
> approach, whereas the older translation, although sometimes rather 
> stilted and 'forced', is likely to be more accurate in terms of 
> details. It seems that the Principle of Duality came into play here; 
> possibly not a coincidence either?
> 
> Anyway, I know it's a rather mundane and dry point, but I thought it 
> was worth a mention.
> 
> Take care,
> 
> Martin
> 
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