>>mitchb+(OP)
Hating on P&V has become a meme. I thought the translations were competent and enjoyable. There is far, far worse out there. I read one "modernized" version of the Gambler that was so butchered it was like reading a YA novel.
>>slotht+Ld
Has it? Using P&V-fueled/-inspired superiority to hate on Victorian translations (or anything non-P&V, really—including e.g. Magarshack) seems to have a lot more meme energy than the reverse.