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Overcoming Barriers: Poetry in Translation

By Michela Sottura @sttmichela

July 8, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Overcoming Barriers: Poetry in Translation

Poetry translation is a work of metamorphoses, where there is no space for literal translation, according to translator Edith Grossman. The intrinsic meaning and sounds of a poem are painted anew by the translator, who engages in an artistic transaction between languages.

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: colonization, culture, decolonization, English, foreign, international, Language, multicultural, poetry, publishing, translation, translators, voices

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