Vincent Kling examines the surprising, negative reception that Marianne Moore's translation of La Fontaine's «Fables», to ask, more generally, how to fairly appraise a work of literary translation.
“Not Sacrifice the Ease of the French” (Part I)
Introduction to the Translator’s Preface to «Worlds Built to Fall Apart»
Erik Beranek discusses translation issues in this introduction to his translator's preface to David Lapoujade's «Worlds Built to Fall Apart».
Translating Makenzy Orcel’s The Immortals
Nathan H. Dize remembers how he first encountered Makenzy Orcel’s novel «Les Immortelles» and reflects on the ethical stakes of translating such a tale from contemporary Haiti.
The Absent Neighbor
Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado introduces readers to his Critical Mexican Studies series and reflects on the challenges of publishing the types of scholarship it features.
Translating Constraint
This installment of "Colloquy: Translators in Conversation" features Chris Clarke, Eugene Ostashevsky, and Emma Ramadan talking with C. Francis Fisher about translating constraint.
The White Tower and the Black Box of AI
In pursuit of a new translation project, translator and professor of translation studies Peter Constantine interviews ChatGPT—and gets imaginative (or just imaginary) responses!
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