NP - Anna Karenina translations

[Michael Richard]

On Thu, 21 Jan 2010, John Carvill wrote:

> Anybody got any thoughts on the various translations of Tolstoy's
> 'Anna Karenina'? I'm planning a Tolstoy binge, and wonder whether to
> try a different translation of Anna this time.

	I've been reading P&V. I read AK when the paperback came out
and finished War and Peace about a month ago.  I've read about 95% of
Tolstoy's fiction which hs been translated into English. 
	I find that, in general, newer translations are written in a 
vernacular and with an expectation of cultural background that is easier 
for me to appreciate than ones that were written previously.

	veg