SEELANGS" Omissions in translations?

[Melissa Smith]

Thanks, Russell. I found that one could subscribe to "Words without 
Borders" for free. Perhaps that is there theis discussion belongs!

Melissa Smith
  
On 12/14/10 10:59 AM, Valentino, Russell wrote:
> I use comparative translation regularly and also ask students to 
create versions of their own translations in some classes. There are 
some drawbacks: comparative translations are generally only available 
for works in the public domain, which means it's more difficult to get 
a broad cross-section of gender, race, and class when using them; for 
long prose works, it's not generally practical. I've had good success 
using it with Eugene Onegin.
> 
> On this topic, some might find the pieces I wrote on the use of 
translation in teaching for WWB a while back useful. There are three: 
"Teaching in Translation," "Translation and Proficiency Language 
Teaching," and "Translation and the Teaching of Literature." You can 
find the last one here: 
http://wordswithoutborders.org/dispatches/article/translation-and-the-teaching-of-literature/, 
along with links backward to the other two.
> 
> Russell
> 
> 
> Russell Scott Valentino
> Professor and Chair
> Department of Cinema and Comparative Literature
> http://ccl.clas.uiowa.edu
> Editor, The Iowa Review
> http://www.iowareview.org
> University of Iowa
> tel. 319-335-2827
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list 
[mailto:SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Melissa Smith
> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 3:34 PM
> To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
> Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] SEELANGS" Omissions in translations?
> 
> [...]
> 
> In other words, what was lost in translation was found in pedagogy, I 
> hope! Does anyone comparative translations as a regular part of their 
> work with students?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Melissa Smith
> 
> 
> Melissa T. Smith, Professor
> Department of Foreign Languages and 
> Literatures  
> Youngstown State University
> Youngstown, OH 44555
> Tel: (330)941-3462
> 
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Melissa T. Smith, Professor
Department of Foreign Languages and 
Literatures  
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH 44555
Tel: (330)941-3462

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