Translating the Garden - Brossura

Ghanoonparvar, M. R.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0292728565 ISBN 13: 9780292728561

Casa editrice: Univ of Texas Pr, 2002

Riassunto

Translating a work of literature from one language to another is an art form, in which the translated work becomes a "conduit" through which the reader of one language may pass into the cultural world of another. For the translator, the process of translation offers an intimate experience of the text that is perhaps unavailable even to the author. And yet, as M. R. Ghanoonparvar observes at the outset of this book, "every translation is inevitably a failure, with occasional moments of success."

In Translating the Garden, Ghanoonparvar allows readers to watch him in the process of translating Shahrokh Meskub's Goftogu dar Bagh (Dialogue in the Garden) from Persian into English. This short philosophical work uses a conversation between a writer and a painter to explore Persian perceptions of art, literature, nature, identity, and spirituality. As he translates the text, Ghanoonparvar discusses the myriad decisions that a literary translator faces, from word choices to the problems of conveying cultural concepts and deciphering authorial intent. He also compares some of his translated passages with those of other translators to highlight the uniqueness of each act of translation. The complete English translation of Dialogue in the Garden rounds out the volume.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Univ of Texas Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0292728565
• ISBN 13: 9780292728561
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 198
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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