Translation: A Brief History
There is no universally agreed-upon theory that prescribes how one must translate, only suggestions (and there are many!).
This class will look at the evolution of translation and will briefly examine various approaches, including the nationalistic tendency of 19th-century German translation proposed by Friedrich Schleiermacher; the modernist experiment in a so-called “liberal” methodology exemplified by Ezra Pound; the Italian fascist regression; the post-war betrayal of authors such as Simone de Beauvoir; and the emergence of “translation studies” itself.
This class is presented in partnership with DC Public Library.
Location
Georgetown Neighborhood Library
3260 R St. NW
Washington,
DC
20007
Neighborhood: Georgetown
Past event