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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 1214 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 843 Views
That was a long article. Rebekah - 19/11/2010 07:05:12 PM 771 Views
Re: That was a long article. Camilla - 19/11/2010 09:59:24 PM 756 Views
Yeah, I think English translations on average are better than those in smaller languages. Legolas - 19/11/2010 10:16:44 PM 893 Views
Wow Camilla - 20/11/2010 10:45:08 AM 939 Views
Traddutore, traditore Larry - 20/11/2010 12:36:10 PM 867 Views
On balance, I'm glad I read the Steegmuller translation when I read the novel. Tom - 20/11/2010 05:14:42 PM 701 Views
Vas-tu faire s’enculée, Camille! Tom - 20/11/2010 05:26:08 PM 786 Views
If you don't mind a few grammatical corrections of your swearing... Legolas - 20/11/2010 05:42:57 PM 815 Views
It was a quick and dirty rendering Tom - 20/11/2010 05:53:13 PM 735 Views
Apparently so, with the use of "enculer" Larry - 20/11/2010 07:12:24 PM 756 Views
Actually, yes, it is The Temptation of St. Anthony Tom - 20/11/2010 08:43:08 PM 830 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 331 Views
Oh, that'd cut down on delivery costs a fair bit, then. *NM* Legolas - 20/11/2010 06:01:46 PM 328 Views
Yes, it did. Tom - 20/11/2010 08:45:13 PM 722 Views
I love Pleiade editions Camilla - 21/11/2010 12:14:14 AM 737 Views
How tall are they, out of curiosity? Tom - 21/11/2010 12:50:57 AM 878 Views
Not tall Camilla - 21/11/2010 09:59:55 AM 772 Views
I got my books today. Tom - 23/11/2010 05:38:20 AM 973 Views
Re: I got my books today. Camilla - 23/11/2010 10:33:10 AM 790 Views
Regardless, if Pleiade is the best France has to offer, their book industry is awful. Tom - 23/11/2010 07:17:13 PM 1041 Views
Let me guess... Larry - 23/11/2010 07:46:41 PM 732 Views
No. I don't think he's been released in a Pleiade edition. Tom - 23/11/2010 07:49:05 PM 759 Views
Re: Oh Authorial intent. Gaps - 21/11/2010 02:07:27 AM 865 Views
Like hell it's about authorial intent. Tom - 21/11/2010 05:40:22 AM 788 Views
Re: I didn't even read it, I guessed based on the author's initials. Gaps - 21/11/2010 01:37:40 PM 980 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 733 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 417 Views
Actually it does. Your responses are just cheap tricks, not discussions. *NM* Tom - 21/11/2010 04:44:21 PM 336 Views
Re: Cheap tricks? Gaps - 21/11/2010 10:45:39 PM 825 Views
Barnes' article has little to do with authorial intent Larry - 21/11/2010 11:37:25 PM 772 Views
Why didn't you translate je ne sais quoi? Tom - 21/11/2010 11:46:23 PM 833 Views
Because I didn't feel like it? Larry - 22/11/2010 01:14:31 AM 776 Views
Well, I think you started the snarky replies. Tom - 21/11/2010 11:42:33 PM 748 Views
I think it is more about the "authentic experience" than about intent. Camilla - 21/11/2010 10:01:57 AM 769 Views
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