[ SECRET POST #2843 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2843 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Shakespeare on occasion used untranslated French in his plays, and even made puns in French in one scene I remember. But that was with the expectation of his audience understanding at least most of it. That's the big difference to me.

Having characters speak in untranslated languages that most of the readers won't get is not something I expect in a halfway competent story. I've seen it, but it always makes me think less of the writer.

[brooms]

iirc, pushkin did the same, also with french.

[kallanda_lee]

I think the thing is, though, that his audience was assumed to understand French.

[(Anonymous)]

+1

If you can't write a story in a way your actual audience can understand, why are you even writing? It just feels so pretentious.

[brandiweed.livejournal.com]

Edgar Allen Poe, too. And not just French, but Latin and sometimes Greek. I've only found one edition of his stories (Running Press' Unabridged Edgar Allen Poe) that provided translations-- and the most recent edition has been out of print for closing in on 20 years. :P