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Title: Another translator's view
Review: It needs a high degree of concentration, plenty of time and not a little courage to undertake a translation like this, which is a very different thing from the tasks typically given to students and, if it is to be criticised, it should be reviewed with that in mind.I, like others, would have liked to see from Mr. Needham an introduction describing his approach; that's all that stops me awarding the fifth star. But, I'm also not too sure about the lack of capital letters: if it's an authentic feel that's needed, we should, perhaps, have nothing but capitals.But I will defend most heartily Mr. Needham's syntax. This is not a Ciceronian essay. It is a translation accurately tempered to the style of the original. What would have been the point in its being otherwise? There is no classical model to follow, no classical author whose style might be imitated.This really is a book to be enjoyed.
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