Samuel Martin revisits Francis Cabrel’s 2012 album of Bob Dylan covers, «Vise le ciel», and asks how the translations and performances in French give new meaning to the songs.
Unreading Dylan
«Septology» and its Simplistic Complexity
Jordan Barger assesses how Damion Searls handles the challenges of lexical repetition and unbroken syntax when translating Jon Fosse’s «Septology» from Norwegian into English.
Translating the Erotic Left
Dan Eltringham offers this rich translator’s note to accompany his English-language versions of early work by Ana María Rodas for a forthcoming transatlantic poetry anthology.
The Weight of Meaning
Whitni Battle confronts the practical and ethical challenges facing the literary translator, in an essay written in the throes of her own translation of Kelly Martínez-Grandal.
Music, Math, Religion, and Naming
On the topographical rhythms of prose, and historical decisions for transliteration: Chris Clarke reflects on his translation of Algerian author Ryad Girod’s novel «Mansour’s Eyes».
Bread Loaf Missives
Kotryna Garanasvili and Michelle Mirabella engage in a deeply reflective correspondence in the second installment of their look back at the Bread Loaf Translators’ Conference.
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