Compost and pollination

Jose, N (2003) 'Compost and pollination.' Southerly, 63 (1). pp. 9-23. ISSN 0038-3732

Abstract

Translation is a mystery, ambiguously both service and craft. We put our faith in it, as we put our faith in diplomacy. While translators go about their work with invisible care, discussion of translation highlights the risks. Jokes about translation gone wrong plug the odd spots of newspapers and magazines. After Babel, we readily believe that all translation is mistranslation, at best a sign of damaged communication between human beings. A gulf opens between translation in practice and in theory.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	School of Writing, Publishing and the Humanities
Date Deposited:	09 Aug 2016 14:36
Last Modified:	05 Jan 2022 15:49
URI / Page ID:	https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/8089

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