tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917722747536655397.post5349707723337090541..comments2023-08-02T01:48:35.439-07:00Comments on The Grinnell College Russian Literature Blog: Tears and JamKelly Heroldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484703304084014289noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917722747536655397.post-73337138951853314082012-03-11T21:16:06.099-07:002012-03-11T21:16:06.099-07:00Yeah, the translators, Pevear and Volokhonsky, hav...Yeah, the translators, Pevear and Volokhonsky, have a really good introduction to the book; they seem to be quite aware of Tolstoy's techniques and nuances. I'm not sure about this, but I've heard Tolstoy's prose, in Russian, is much more lucid than Dostoevsky's--and I think the translators (same for each book) successfully render their stylistic differences.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07636187161507879285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917722747536655397.post-20588769324033135602012-03-11T20:50:55.790-07:002012-03-11T20:50:55.790-07:00That's a really neat post! I feel that many of...That's a really neat post! I feel that many of the sentences contain as much action as usually three or four would hold together. In the same way, the novel overall seems to hold enough stuff to constitute more than one novel, between Anna and Vronsky, Levin and Kitty and everything about workers and the state of Russia.Susanna Mollerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682397917906302408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917722747536655397.post-55261247338007079202012-03-08T23:00:21.032-08:002012-03-08T23:00:21.032-08:00I completely agree with what you posted. Tolstoy (...I completely agree with what you posted. Tolstoy (and clearly his translators) really had a way with words. Considering the fact that a translated version can still convey so much meaning, I wonder how amazing would it be to actually read the book in its original - russian version. Professor Herold, did you read the book in russian? I'm curious, does it "sound" different?Lea Marolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06718223537453884308noreply@blogger.com