John Taylor and Franca Mancinelli prolong their rich ongoing dialogue and interrogate the images of darkness, light, and passage that lie at the root of Franca’s poetry.
From «Distance is a Root»
The Parasite of Translation
Translator, writer, and publisher Johannes Göransson draws on the writings of Michel Serres to explore the notion of the parasite and its possible place in conceptualizing translation.
Selfishness and Process
Lily Meyer discusses the relationship between selfishness and craft in translation, looking back at the genesis of her work translating Claudia Ulloa Donoso’s «Pajarito».
“Occupation: Composer and Writer”: A Translator As Well
This introduction to the century-spanning career of composer and writer Ernst Krenek culminates in a discussion of his self-translation of «The Three Overcoats of Anton K.»
Translationships (III)
In her latest “Translationships,” Magdalena Edwards breaks down how she sees translated variations of Jean Cocteau’s play “La Voix Humaine” in three films by Pedro Almodóvar.
Calling the Ship by a Different Name
Kit Schluter examines some creative approaches to engaging with outdated historical ethics via New Narrative writers Glück and Boone’s modernizing translation of La Fontaine.
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