Next in importance to a faithful transfusion of the sense and meaning of an author, is an assimilation of the style and manner of writing in the tran… - Alexander Fraser Tytler

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Next in importance to a faithful transfusion of the sense and meaning of an author, is an assimilation of the style and manner of writing in the translation to that of the original.

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About Alexander Fraser Tytler

Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee (October 15, 1747 – January 5, 1813) was a Scottish-born British lawyer and writer.

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Alternative Names: Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee Alexander Fraser-Tytler Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee
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I. ... the Translation should give a complete transcript of the ideas of the original work.
II. ... the style and manner of writing should be of the same character with that of the original.
III. ... the Translation should have all the ease of original composition.

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