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X¨©y¨®u J¨¬| CloudStrife |
Posted: Feb 10 2007, 03:21 PM
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Legendary Knight of Atlantis  Group: Members Posts: 163 Member No.: 16 Joined: 15-July 05  |
Howdy. I've been trying recently to find 'Journey to the West', but with no luck. I know it's on the internet somewhere- I know someone who's reading it, well, was reading it anyway.
So, can anyone help me? Edit: Curses! It didn't like my title. It was supposed to be 'Xiyou ji', in case you're interested, but with accents. -------------------- "Victory depends on whether or not a duellist has the courage to fight until the bitter end."
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| Samas |
Posted: Feb 12 2007, 09:19 AM
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rubby bulbs Group: Members Posts: 139 Member No.: 38 Joined: 22-January 06 |
yeah, i just finished reading the arthur wayley (i think thats how you spell it!) translation of 'journey to the west'- i really really enjoyed it! i dont know about on the net, but i picked myself up a copy from a book shop for 16 bucks...i highly reccomend!
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| CloudStrife |
Posted: Feb 12 2007, 02:55 PM
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Legendary Knight of Atlantis Group: Members Posts: 163 Member No.: 16 Joined: 15-July 05 |
How big was your copy? The ones I've seen for sale on the internet come in several volumes.
-------------------- "Victory depends on whether or not a duellist has the courage to fight until the bitter end."
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| Samas |
Posted: Feb 13 2007, 08:43 AM
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rubby bulbs Group: Members Posts: 139 Member No.: 38 Joined: 22-January 06 |
well, taking into consideration the original text was a bizillion chapters in length well...actually i lie, the original version was 400 chapters in length)
the (abridged) version i read (by arthur wayley) is considered the truest and best english translation available, and its about 30 chapters in length (about 400 pages) thats the one i read...and i thought it wsas pretty good! but if you wanted to be a really hard-core reader...by all means go for the 4 volume translation of the full text! but if you go and have a look in a generic bookshop, im sure youll find yourself a copy (check the penguine classics) |
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| CloudStrife |
Posted: Feb 13 2007, 10:57 AM
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Legendary Knight of Atlantis Group: Members Posts: 163 Member No.: 16 Joined: 15-July 05 |
I want to read the whole thing! It can't be a bigger challenge than getting through my newly acquired copy of The Chronicles of Conan.
-------------------- "Victory depends on whether or not a duellist has the courage to fight until the bitter end."
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| Samas |
Posted: Feb 14 2007, 06:56 AM
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rubby bulbs Group: Members Posts: 139 Member No.: 38 Joined: 22-January 06 |
wow! okay then, good luck! i heard some of his poetry translates pretty badly into english, but i wish you luck! im sure youll enjoy it!
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