Best War and Peace English Translation?

[Woosta]

http://www.amazon.com/War-Peac...qid=1243828722&sr=1-10

I'm about to get this one based on a review that says to get either Dunnigan's or Edmonds ( and the one I linked to being Dunnigan's ).

If anyone has done this prior research, what would you suggest? I like this version's typeface as well.

 

[nageov3t]

I read http://www.amazon.com/War-Peac...-Tolstoy/dp/0679600841 in college. no complaints.

I don't really think it matters a whole lot, to be honest... but if you are really going to read it, I'd recommend either buying the cliff notes as well or keeping a small notebook on hand just to keep track of stuff.

 

[guyver01]

i'm partial to the english translation... but then again, i dont read freeky deeky dutch

 

[AreaCode707]

Originally posted by: loki8481
I read http://www.amazon.com/War-Peac...-Tolstoy/dp/0679600841 in college. no complaints.

I don't really think it matters a whole lot, to be honest... but if you are really going to read it, I'd recommend either buying the cliff notes as well or keeping a small notebook on hand just to keep track of stuff.

Oh it's nowhere near that complicated. Dostoevsky is far worse.

I haven't compared versions, nor do I speak Russian so unfortunately I cannot advise further. It's a great book though. 🙂

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: AreaCode707

Originally posted by: loki8481
I read http://www.amazon.com/War-Peac...-Tolstoy/dp/0679600841 in college. no complaints.

I don't really think it matters a whole lot, to be honest... but if you are really going to read it, I'd recommend either buying the cliff notes as well or keeping a small notebook on hand just to keep track of stuff.

Oh it's nowhere near that complicated. Dostoevsky is far worse.

I haven't compared versions, nor do I speak Russian so unfortunately I cannot advise further. It's a great book though. 🙂

my biggest issue was keeping track of characters. russian names bled together (except Pierre) and I'd find myself constantly referring back to my notes just to remember who was who.

 

[AreaCode707]

Originally posted by: loki8481

Originally posted by: AreaCode707

Originally posted by: loki8481
I read http://www.amazon.com/War-Peac...-Tolstoy/dp/0679600841 in college. no complaints.

I don't really think it matters a whole lot, to be honest... but if you are really going to read it, I'd recommend either buying the cliff notes as well or keeping a small notebook on hand just to keep track of stuff.

Oh it's nowhere near that complicated. Dostoevsky is far worse.

I haven't compared versions, nor do I speak Russian so unfortunately I cannot advise further. It's a great book though. 🙂

my biggest issue was keeping track of characters. russian names bled together (except Pierre) and I'd find myself constantly referring back to my notes just to remember who was who.

Fair enough. It doesn't help that each character has a first, middle and last name, any or all of which the author might use to refer to them, plus one or more diminutives.