Part II.a of Vincent Klingโs investigation into the fate of Marianne Mooreโs translations of Jean de la Fontaine sees him weighing other examples from Oscar Wilde to ยซBeowulfยป.
“Not Sacrifice the Ease of the French” (Part II.a)
โNot Sacrifice the Ease of the Frenchโ (Part I)
Vincent Kling examines the surprising, negative reception that Marianne Moore's translation of La Fontaine's ยซFablesยป, to ask, more generally, how to fairly appraise a work of literary translation.
Calling the Ship by a Different Name
Kit Schluter examines some creative approaches to engaging with outdated historical ethics via New Narrative writers Glรผck and Booneโs modernizing translation of La Fontaine.
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