And more translations! :D

[montagnarde1793]

I found a play about Thermidor by Gaston Crémieux, a condemned communard who wrote it when he was in prison... Creepy and sad as that might be--not to mention the subject matter--I decided to translate it for you before I leave for New York again. Admittedly, it's not the world's best translation, but I don't think it's missing anything essential by not rhyming, and I did translate all 116 pages in only three days, so there are bound to be some mistakes and incoherencies. I apologize in advance for these shortcomings.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/7mlczi

Comments

[trf-chan.livejournal.com]

Oooh, sweetness! =D Thanks for translating~

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

You're quite welcome. :D I realize it's rather long, by the way, but if you read nothing else you should read the epilogue...

[rainofthenight.livejournal.com]

Just started reading and wow, you did a GREAT job! Seriously! Thank you ever so much!

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

Thank you. ^__^ I noticed a few errors after I posted it, so I'm glad to see it's still intelligible!

[maelicia.livejournal.com]

Do you need to be logged in to see the play on Google? Because all I see are some tiny extracts. :/

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

That's bizarre; I don't think you need to be logged into anything.

Here, try this: http://books.google.com/books?id=I6gsAAAAMAAJ&printsec=titlepage&dq=gaston+cremieu#PPP9,M1. You should be able to read the whole thing by scrolling down far enough...

[maelicia.livejournal.com]

It really didn't work, but that made me think to search it elsewhere: and I did find it on Gallica. :D

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

That's quite strange... But I'm glad you were able to find it. ^__^

[maelicia.livejournal.com]

The end is so wonderfully irritating and gorgeous. >.>

I'm also starting to think that the Robespierristes can be perceived this way: inspiring for the despaired who search a way to believe in this world; repulsive for the cynical cowards who don't bother about believing. I think that's really the only way to see it, and that it's the way it's been working for 200 years.

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

Isn't it though?

That's probably an apt description, or at least one of them...

[eleonored.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, the linc on your translation answers:

"Sorry, the file you requested is not available.

Possible reasons include:

- File date limit has expired.
- File was not successfully uploaded."

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

Oh, I sorry about that--files only last about a week on that website. But I can re-post it if you want to read it...