Section 04 of 05 · three entries
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Carrying it over
Translation out of a small language into a large one is a series of losses. These three entries are about which losses are worth taking.
The entries
- 01What translation keepsCarrying a poem from a small language into a large one always loses something; the question is which loss you choose.
- 02Versions and glossesA literal gloss and a verse version do different jobs, and printing both admits the poem cannot be replaced.
- 03Reading the lineWhere the line breaks and where the stress falls survive translation less well than the sense does.
In pictures
01What translation keeps
Carrying a poem from a small language into a large one always loses something; the question is which loss you choose.
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02Versions and glosses
A literal gloss and a verse version do different jobs, and printing both admits the poem cannot be replaced.
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03Reading the line
Where the line breaks and where the stress falls survive translation less well than the sense does.
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