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zacharyfoote's review against another edition
2.0
i wish i knew french. macintyre's translation focuses squarely on matching the rhythm and rhyme of the originals, but in the process he makes more than a few painfully amateurish word choices. what seems simply and tastefully expressed in the original french (or as far as i can tell, anyway) often turns grandiloquent and drippy in macintyre's english.
i got this for a dollar, so i can't complain too much - as it is, a decent intro to verlaine's sensabilities - but if i were you, i wouldn't pay full price.
i got this for a dollar, so i can't complain too much - as it is, a decent intro to verlaine's sensabilities - but if i were you, i wouldn't pay full price.
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