tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204718322638463179.post6293971520424553799..comments2023-10-08T03:36:14.869-06:00Comments on Reflections on the Writing Life: Guy De Maupassant's In The SpringAlice C. Linsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204718322638463179.post-1600532779048519892012-03-29T18:58:45.995-06:002012-03-29T18:58:45.995-06:00I'm not sure who did the translation work, but...I'm not sure who did the translation work, but I agree that it is very well done.<br /><br />Having done translations of Spanish poetry, I can appreciate the challenges.Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204718322638463179.post-26493560286424778062012-03-25T17:32:55.733-06:002012-03-25T17:32:55.733-06:00Do you know who translated this wonderful piece? ...Do you know who translated this wonderful piece? Obviously the content and imagery are Maupassant's, but not the rolling rhythmic and elegant English. He wrote in French, didn't he? Translations rarely flow as smoothly and strongly as this, and the piece is thus an example, not only of great writing, but of unusually fine translation.<br /><br />eded pachthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02647439625284831383noreply@blogger.com