Comments on: Translational Infi-what? http://exchangesjournal.wordpress.com/2009/03/07/translational-infi-what/ This blog is run by the staff of eXchanges, the University of Iowa's journal of literary translation... Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:12:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Insert Pun Here « eXchanges blog http://exchangesjournal.wordpress.com/2009/03/07/translational-infi-what/#comment-140 Insert Pun Here « eXchanges blog Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:41:20 +0000 http://exchangesjournal.wordpress.com/?p=374#comment-140 [...] the translation stand or not on those terms, rather than demanding that Hofstadter honor, as Mike described it in a post a couple of months back, a standard approach to translation, and that he value and [...] [...] the translation stand or not on those terms, rather than demanding that Hofstadter honor, as Mike described it in a post a couple of months back, a standard approach to translation, and that he value and [...]

]]> By: Constantine Cavafy: Collected Poems « eXchanges blog http://exchangesjournal.wordpress.com/2009/03/07/translational-infi-what/#comment-120 Constantine Cavafy: Collected Poems « eXchanges blog Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:06:56 +0000 http://exchangesjournal.wordpress.com/?p=374#comment-120 [...] was intrigued by Mike’s earlier argument that it is not works of literature we are protecting with our demands for fidelity, but instead a [...] [...] was intrigued by Mike’s earlier argument that it is not works of literature we are protecting with our demands for fidelity, but instead a [...]

]]> By: A Translation Golden Age « eXchanges blog http://exchangesjournal.wordpress.com/2009/03/07/translational-infi-what/#comment-82 A Translation Golden Age « eXchanges blog Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:05:41 +0000 http://exchangesjournal.wordpress.com/?p=374#comment-82 [...] the article focuses quite a bit on Anne Carson’s Oresteia, which we talked about below (1, 2). I’ve read a little more of it since then (in the current Tin House - I’m not sure [...] [...] the article focuses quite a bit on Anne Carson’s Oresteia, which we talked about below (1, 2). I’ve read a little more of it since then (in the current Tin House – I’m not sure [...]

]]> By: The Author’s Benevolent Gaze « eXchanges blog http://exchangesjournal.wordpress.com/2009/03/07/translational-infi-what/#comment-68 The Author’s Benevolent Gaze « eXchanges blog Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:14:49 +0000 http://exchangesjournal.wordpress.com/?p=374#comment-68 [...] to another text. Browbeaten by centuries of accusations of “infidelity,” as Mike complained a couple of posts back, translators have grown accustomed to thinking of themselves as possibly [...] [...] to another text. Browbeaten by centuries of accusations of “infidelity,” as Mike complained a couple of posts back, translators have grown accustomed to thinking of themselves as possibly [...]

]]> By: mike http://exchangesjournal.wordpress.com/2009/03/07/translational-infi-what/#comment-66 mike Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:30:29 +0000 http://exchangesjournal.wordpress.com/?p=374#comment-66 Hey Andrea. Yeah, I figured as much--I know you have a nuanced and mature understanding of what translation is and does. I think your translations and bloggings clearly demonstrate this. But, like I said... I just couldn't resist a free ride on my favorite hobby horse! Mike Hey Andrea. Yeah, I figured as much–I know you have a nuanced and mature understanding of what translation is and does. I think your translations and bloggings clearly demonstrate this.

But, like I said… I just couldn’t resist a free ride on my favorite hobby horse!

Mike

]]> By: exchangesjournal http://exchangesjournal.wordpress.com/2009/03/07/translational-infi-what/#comment-65 exchangesjournal Sun, 08 Mar 2009 01:07:00 +0000 http://exchangesjournal.wordpress.com/?p=374#comment-65 In my defense, Mike, I intended no moral judgment with the word "infidelity." In my mind it always goes wrapped in very scary scare-quotes. I don't think we actually disagree on this one. For me drama and ancient languages -- and the Bible, which I discussed a month or so ago -- simply make more obvious the flexibility inherent in any text. I have my doubts that "infidelity" is a useful term, but it's also pretty built in to the way we think about translation, unfortunately, and I admit to finding it an easy shortcut for saying "scholars may look on in horror," with an extra bonus of mockability thrown in. Andrea In my defense, Mike, I intended no moral judgment with the word “infidelity.” In my mind it always goes wrapped in very scary scare-quotes. I don’t think we actually disagree on this one. For me drama and ancient languages — and the Bible, which I discussed a month or so ago — simply make more obvious the flexibility inherent in any text. I have my doubts that “infidelity” is a useful term, but it’s also pretty built in to the way we think about translation, unfortunately, and I admit to finding it an easy shortcut for saying “scholars may look on in horror,” with an extra bonus of mockability thrown in.
Andrea

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