The Role of Translation in German Studies: With a Medieval Perspective

Every translation, even the most satisfying and successful, bargains with the original work of art, sacrificing some aspect of the original's complexity in order to capture another. Because language and culture are dynamic, these bargains are subject to renegotiation.

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Veröffentlicht in:The German quarterly 2009, Vol.82 (1), p.1-4
Hauptverfasser: Classen, Albrecht, Rasmussen, Ann Marie, Stern, Guy
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Every translation, even the most satisfying and successful, bargains with the original work of art, sacrificing some aspect of the original's complexity in order to capture another. Because language and culture are dynamic, these bargains are subject to renegotiation.
ISSN:0016-8831
1756-1183
DOI:10.1111/j.1756-1183.2009.00035.x