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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 1155 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 799 Views
That was a long article. Rebekah - 19/11/2010 07:05:12 PM 721 Views
Re: That was a long article. Camilla - 19/11/2010 09:59:24 PM 708 Views
Yeah, I think English translations on average are better than those in smaller languages. Legolas - 19/11/2010 10:16:44 PM 837 Views
Wow Camilla - 20/11/2010 10:45:08 AM 885 Views
Traddutore, traditore Larry - 20/11/2010 12:36:10 PM 814 Views
On balance, I'm glad I read the Steegmuller translation when I read the novel. Tom - 20/11/2010 05:14:42 PM 654 Views
Vas-tu faire s’enculée, Camille! Tom - 20/11/2010 05:26:08 PM 743 Views
If you don't mind a few grammatical corrections of your swearing... Legolas - 20/11/2010 05:42:57 PM 764 Views
It was a quick and dirty rendering Tom - 20/11/2010 05:53:13 PM 686 Views
Apparently so, with the use of "enculer" Larry - 20/11/2010 07:12:24 PM 708 Views
Actually, yes, it is The Temptation of St. Anthony Tom - 20/11/2010 08:43:08 PM 783 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 308 Views
Oh, that'd cut down on delivery costs a fair bit, then. *NM* Legolas - 20/11/2010 06:01:46 PM 305 Views
Yes, it did. Tom - 20/11/2010 08:45:13 PM 675 Views
I love Pleiade editions Camilla - 21/11/2010 12:14:14 AM 694 Views
How tall are they, out of curiosity? Tom - 21/11/2010 12:50:57 AM 827 Views
Not tall Camilla - 21/11/2010 09:59:55 AM 724 Views
I got my books today. Tom - 23/11/2010 05:38:20 AM 922 Views
Re: I got my books today. Camilla - 23/11/2010 10:33:10 AM 733 Views
Regardless, if Pleiade is the best France has to offer, their book industry is awful. Tom - 23/11/2010 07:17:13 PM 987 Views
Let me guess... Larry - 23/11/2010 07:46:41 PM 682 Views
No. I don't think he's been released in a Pleiade edition. Tom - 23/11/2010 07:49:05 PM 710 Views
Re: Oh Authorial intent. Gaps - 21/11/2010 02:07:27 AM 822 Views
Like hell it's about authorial intent. Tom - 21/11/2010 05:40:22 AM 739 Views
Re: I didn't even read it, I guessed based on the author's initials. Gaps - 21/11/2010 01:37:40 PM 930 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 688 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 391 Views
Actually it does. Your responses are just cheap tricks, not discussions. *NM* Tom - 21/11/2010 04:44:21 PM 311 Views
Re: Cheap tricks? Gaps - 21/11/2010 10:45:39 PM 783 Views
Barnes' article has little to do with authorial intent Larry - 21/11/2010 11:37:25 PM 724 Views
Why didn't you translate je ne sais quoi? Tom - 21/11/2010 11:46:23 PM 781 Views
Because I didn't feel like it? Larry - 22/11/2010 01:14:31 AM 727 Views
Well, I think you started the snarky replies. Tom - 21/11/2010 11:42:33 PM 696 Views
I think it is more about the "authentic experience" than about intent. Camilla - 21/11/2010 10:01:57 AM 723 Views
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