“The Demons” is the more literal translation from Russian.
Yes, thanks. Wikipedia has more about the novel’s title:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_(Dostoevsky_novel)#Ti...
Re:Review: Demons, by Fyodor Dostoevsky
by fiprisoner on Sunday February 11, 2024 @03:19AM
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Unfortunately the linked Garnett translation is censored, and then further neutered by the translator who prioritized a very accessible end result at the cost of losing much of the meaning in the source material.
I’d recommend the Penguin Classics Maguire translation, it remains accessible but loses less of the original.
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_(Dostoevsky_novel)
[2] https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.18863/page/n2/mode/...