~~Fascinating! Is Thomas North's Plutarch a direct translation of the original work, or does it take significant liberties?~~
Nvm, it seems not based on what you've written!
"He frequently inserted his own language whenever he felt the foreign text needed it,
especially when writing dialogue or speeches."
This is one of the most shocking revelations in my life! I find it hilarious now that people always speak about how Shakespeare lived such an ordinary life, when he was not, in fact, the author of his works. Thomas North was a soldier who lived a full life just like his close contemporaries Lope de Vega and Miguel de Cervantes.
~~Fascinating! Is Thomas North's Plutarch a direct translation of the original work, or does it take significant liberties?~~
Nvm, it seems not based on what you've written!
"He frequently inserted his own language whenever he felt the foreign text needed it,
especially when writing dialogue or speeches."
This is one of the most shocking revelations in my life! I find it hilarious now that people always speak about how Shakespeare lived such an ordinary life, when he was not, in fact, the author of his works. Thomas North was a soldier who lived a full life just like his close contemporaries Lope de Vega and Miguel de Cervantes.