As one of the translators of ancient Greek astrological texts, I am wanting to talk about the various styles of translation. The Riley version of Vettius Valens has been called more *terse* by several people in our Vettius Valens reading group. The Moira Press (Gehrz) translation expands more on Greek words that do not exist in English. Which do you prefer and why?

Here is one video on the topic (we will be making a series of these videos):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el6ncbMJUrQ&t=4102s

Hi ... as an avid reader of translated texts I appreciate the additional information re: the source material; however, I prefer that it does not interrupt the flow of the text as I read it; and, I like the additional info in footnotes rather than in a huge endnotes section at the end of the book.
Hope that makes sense

that is nice that you are asking! i too read or have read a lot of these translated texts.. i tend to agree with jane here.. also, i liked mark rileys terse translation.. maybe additional notes would be helpful.. sometimes i wonder about that... these ben dykes translations i have use footnotes.. this latest one i am reading the introduction is 150 odd pages long, which is kind of insane.. i suppose i could skip the introduction, but some might feel it is helpful too.. i am almost finished reading the introduction, lol... i slowed down as it is very dry reading... if you can make it less dry - however you do that - that might work!!

janegca wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2024 8:35 pm Hi ... as an avid reader of translated texts I appreciate the additional information re: the source material; however, I prefer that it does not interrupt the flow of the text as I read it; and, I like the additional info in footnotes rather than in a huge endnotes section at the end of the book.

I also agree with Jane; footnotes suit me better than endnotes. Longer clarifications on topics that overrun the footnotes can be added in an appendix.