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Re: Core Assumptions

Postby JeanryChandler » Tue Jan 25, 2005 7:37 pm

Perhaps you could compare this to the various translations of historical / literary pieces like Beowulf, and the different flavor each translator seems to pass on. I like my Seamus Heaney version far better than any other I've read, but I have no doubt newer interpretations will follow which may shed more light or grant a new insight...

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Re: Core Assumptions

Postby Casper Bradak » Tue Jan 25, 2005 7:44 pm

Yeah, I keep more than one translation around when I can. Especially with the fencing manuals, details can really make or break your interpretation (or effect the amount of work needed to reach your final conclusion).
For an idea of how someone's experience can effect interpretation, even when translation isn't really required, check out English Martial Arts (not putting that book down in the least, I love it).
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