&gt; I always wonder how different the translation is from the original, and how different it would be from other possible translations. I remember looking at different translations of Lysistrata and feeling like they were almost completely different plays.<p>There&#x27;s a great Radiolab episode that covers exactly that: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.radiolab.org&#x2F;story&#x2F;translation&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.radiolab.org&#x2F;story&#x2F;translation&#x2F;</a><p>I&#x27;m reading Foucault&#x27;s Pendulum right now, and even though I&#x27;m absolutely loving it, part of me feels like I&#x27;m missing out by reading a translation. The other part of me wonders whether those who read the original work missed out by not reading this translation.