Brodsky: Gained in translation

[Tom Dolack]

Vsem privet!

In trolling through stuff on the internet I came across the following quote
by Brodsky: "Poetry is what is gained in translation." It's an apparent
reaction to Frost's famous addage that "poetry is what is lost in
translation." Does anybody happen to know where the quote comes from? I
found something vaguely similar in an essay he wrote on Cavafy, but can't
put my finger on the exact line.  

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please respond off-list.

Vsego dobrogo,

Tom Dolack
University of Oregon
tdolack at uoregon.edu

 


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