Is there ever a Faithful Translation?

Second part of the What is Translation podcast series. In this part, the question of whether there can be a faithful translation; does the act of translating a text change the meaning of the original is discussed.
Date Published: 27 July 2010
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Contributors: Lorna Hardwick, Oliver Taplin
In Collection(s): Notions of Authorship
Keywords: #greatwriters, tragedy, theatre, Homer, roman, greek, classics, poetry, fidelity, translation
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