I'm thinking, it wouldn't be expensive at all to pay someone in India to re-typeset it in an easy-to-read form that is more appealing for students. Since it's out of copyright, we could then publish it (print-on-demand) and recoup our investment. Anyone interested in making this happen?  Whitney? Dominik?

best, 

Chris

On 24 May 2013 06:11, Dominik Wujastyk <wujastyk@gmail.com> wrote:

On 23 May 2013 22:43, Whitney Cox <wc3@soas.ac.uk> wrote:

I'm a huge admirer of Speyer's book--I honestly feel like I learn something new and interesting every single time I open it-- but I do agree with Chris that it would benefit from re-setting.  The font in which the Nāgarī text is set can make for hard reading for those who aren't used to it: there are many times that I've strongly recommended it to intermediate students who have found it difficult to make sense of.  Also, Speyer doesn't always translate his examples: this isn't a problem for those with more experience in the language, but the target audience of language learners are sometimes at a disadvantage, which is a real shame.

I

​ completely agree about the admiration for Speyer's book.  It's really quite extraordinary.  Deeply laced throughout with Paninian references (fully understood for their linguistic meaning) and showing a sensitive and original flair for translation and understanding of his examples.  Amazing book. 

Dominik​

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