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# Re: The polarity of IIH translations

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- To: BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com
- Subject: Re: [BardonPraxis] The polarity of IIH translations
- From: Newbieonekenhobby <newbieonekenhobby@...>
- Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 02:05:58 -0800 (PST)
- In-reply-to: <20030110033556.14264.qmail@...>

    Paul, Martin,

    Thanks for your posts - I also misunderstood an
    instruction in the step one due to a difference of
    translation, that Rawn corrected yesterday.

    I seriously think of buying the <French> translation
    (French is my mother tongue, for the case you haven't
    noticed :-) and, although my knowledge of German is
    completely rusty, the German one. Lots of redundant
    books on my shelves indeed, but this subject is a
    special case.

    I read with interest in your post that the online
    version of the previous translation was available at
    rexresearch.com, but I was unable to find it. Would
    you be so kind as to give me the exact coordinates ?

    A concern : do we face the same problem with the two
    subsequents books ?

    Many thanks.
    Newbie

    --- Paul Condran <paulcondran@...> wrote:
    >
    > 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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    > >
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