http://exchangesjournal.wordpress.com/2009/06/27/514/ 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 http://exchangesjournal.wordpress.com/2009/06/27/514/#comment-164 exchangesjournal Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:12:02 +0000 http://exchangesjournal.wordpress.com/?p=514#comment-164 Of course I totally agree with your last statement, Monica. And what I was saying in my post is that, from what I've seen of Hofstadter [the Pushkin], I'm not even sure I'd say he's a great translator, but that I appreciate the madcap way he violates our inherited notion of what a great translation entails. I would argue that we could use a little more flexibility in our ways of thinking about translation, and Hofstadter is certainly a living, breathing example of that flexibility. Whether or not he's successful at producing "impressive" translations, I like that he pushes the limits a bit. -ar Of course I totally agree with your last statement, Monica. And what I was saying in my post is that, from what I’ve seen of Hofstadter [the Pushkin], I’m not even sure I’d say he’s a great translator, but that I appreciate the madcap way he violates our inherited notion of what a great translation entails. I would argue that we could use a little more flexibility in our ways of thinking about translation, and Hofstadter is certainly a living, breathing example of that flexibility. Whether or not he’s successful at producing “impressive” translations, I like that he pushes the limits a bit.
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]]> http://exchangesjournal.wordpress.com/2009/06/27/514/#comment-163 Monica Carter Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:49:20 +0000 http://exchangesjournal.wordpress.com/?p=514#comment-163 Since you haven't read Hofstadter's piece, it's interesting that you have written a post about it. When I said that Hofstadter should stick close to the original, it was referring to That Mad Ache, not the Pushkin. I am not sure if you read the book, but it is possible for a great translator to have a less than impressive translation. Since you haven’t read Hofstadter’s piece, it’s interesting that you have written a post about it. When I said that Hofstadter should stick close to the original, it was referring to That Mad Ache, not the Pushkin. I am not sure if you read the book, but it is possible for a great translator to have a less than impressive translation.

]]> http://exchangesjournal.wordpress.com/2009/06/27/514/#comment-141 Redefining Translation « eXchanges blog Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:11:55 +0000 http://exchangesjournal.wordpress.com/?p=514#comment-141 [...] to translation as springing from a Hofstadterian approach (see a previous post on that topic here), born of an arrogant translator meddling with a work and forcing it to conform to his or her own [...] [...] to translation as springing from a Hofstadterian approach (see a previous post on that topic here), born of an arrogant translator meddling with a work and forcing it to conform to his or her own [...]

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