Stephen Mitchell on Translation and Beowulf
February 4, 2018
Stephen Mitchell— I backed into translation. As a young man at Yale Graduate School, dealing with a first heartbreak, I became fascinated with the Book of Job. What thrilled and… READ MORE
Tag: literary translation
The Nuances of Irish-English Translation
March 21, 2017
Tim Robinson— More talked about than read, for over threescore years Cré na Cille has been the buried treasure of modern Irish-language literature. Our aim in this translation is modest:… READ MORE
Can Xue and the Difficulties of Love
October 13, 2015
John Donatich— “Can modern man, in today’s society, still fall in love?” This seems to me the central question in the work of Can Xue. Granted, this might come as… READ MORE
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