Lectora: Revista de Dones i Textualitat (Jan 2004)

Yourcenar traductora: el seu Kavafis

  • Montserrat Gallart i Sanfeliu

Journal volume & issue
no. 10

Abstract

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Translation is the only way to fight the myth of Babel. The one sole language which this myth invents has never existed anywhere, and diversity is not a punishment at all, on the contrary, it is a natural condition among people. This article deals with translation of poetry, a practice which, as far as critique is concerned, has two poles: it is either brought to a superior level, or it is reduced to great contempt, because it often remains subordinated to other literary genres. And, more specifically, the article presents one particular case of translation: Yourcenar's Kavafis.