Abstract:Footnotes, the translator's only true friend, would have helped in a number of situations where the polysemy of the original offered no quarter. Yet, it is understandable that Dr Viers-Andronico chose not to take that path: it could have led to the writing of a second, parallel book, one that C.B.'s notorious intolerance for all kinds of pedantry would not have suffered. The volume in front of us is a magnificent first step in the right direction, so that a new readership may begin to appreciate the absolute g… Show more
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