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Why didn't you translate je ne sais quoi? Tom Send a noteboard - 21/11/2010 11:46:23 PM
This whole discussion is just going to get me reading Ada again. The entire novel is an extended series of puns and interlingual word play. Imagine trying to translate THAT into, say, Chinese...
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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Julian Barnes on translation Camilla - 18/11/2010 05:49:37 PM 1137 Views
That's a very interesting article. Though it does sound like he'd never be happy. Legolas - 18/11/2010 08:06:09 PM 782 Views
That was a long article. Rebekah - 19/11/2010 07:05:12 PM 705 Views
Re: That was a long article. Camilla - 19/11/2010 09:59:24 PM 693 Views
Yeah, I think English translations on average are better than those in smaller languages. Legolas - 19/11/2010 10:16:44 PM 818 Views
Wow Camilla - 20/11/2010 10:45:08 AM 863 Views
Traddutore, traditore Larry - 20/11/2010 12:36:10 PM 796 Views
On balance, I'm glad I read the Steegmuller translation when I read the novel. Tom - 20/11/2010 05:14:42 PM 638 Views
Vas-tu faire s’enculée, Camille! Tom - 20/11/2010 05:26:08 PM 724 Views
If you don't mind a few grammatical corrections of your swearing... Legolas - 20/11/2010 05:42:57 PM 745 Views
It was a quick and dirty rendering Tom - 20/11/2010 05:53:13 PM 667 Views
Apparently so, with the use of "enculer" Larry - 20/11/2010 07:12:24 PM 684 Views
Actually, yes, it is The Temptation of St. Anthony Tom - 20/11/2010 08:43:08 PM 762 Views
And I didn't order from France. It's a US-based company that I bought it from. *NM* Tom - 20/11/2010 05:54:55 PM 298 Views
Oh, that'd cut down on delivery costs a fair bit, then. *NM* Legolas - 20/11/2010 06:01:46 PM 299 Views
Yes, it did. Tom - 20/11/2010 08:45:13 PM 657 Views
I love Pleiade editions Camilla - 21/11/2010 12:14:14 AM 678 Views
How tall are they, out of curiosity? Tom - 21/11/2010 12:50:57 AM 806 Views
Not tall Camilla - 21/11/2010 09:59:55 AM 698 Views
I got my books today. Tom - 23/11/2010 05:38:20 AM 902 Views
Re: I got my books today. Camilla - 23/11/2010 10:33:10 AM 716 Views
Regardless, if Pleiade is the best France has to offer, their book industry is awful. Tom - 23/11/2010 07:17:13 PM 969 Views
Let me guess... Larry - 23/11/2010 07:46:41 PM 666 Views
No. I don't think he's been released in a Pleiade edition. Tom - 23/11/2010 07:49:05 PM 694 Views
Re: Oh Authorial intent. Gaps - 21/11/2010 02:07:27 AM 805 Views
Like hell it's about authorial intent. Tom - 21/11/2010 05:40:22 AM 721 Views
Re: I didn't even read it, I guessed based on the author's initials. Gaps - 21/11/2010 01:37:40 PM 914 Views
So I take it you missed the whole part about Nabokov's translation of Eugene Onegin. Tom - 21/11/2010 03:28:14 PM 668 Views
Re: Yes, I missed all of that. Such a conclusion clearly follows from my previous response. *NM* Gaps - 21/11/2010 03:57:16 PM 385 Views
Actually it does. Your responses are just cheap tricks, not discussions. *NM* Tom - 21/11/2010 04:44:21 PM 306 Views
Re: Cheap tricks? Gaps - 21/11/2010 10:45:39 PM 765 Views
Barnes' article has little to do with authorial intent Larry - 21/11/2010 11:37:25 PM 706 Views
Why didn't you translate je ne sais quoi? Tom - 21/11/2010 11:46:23 PM 761 Views
Because I didn't feel like it? Larry - 22/11/2010 01:14:31 AM 714 Views
Well, I think you started the snarky replies. Tom - 21/11/2010 11:42:33 PM 681 Views
I think it is more about the "authentic experience" than about intent. Camilla - 21/11/2010 10:01:57 AM 704 Views
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