The Historian of Antiquity and the Art of Translation: Marginal Notes to a Translation of Plutarch’s Lives
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Publication date: 05.11.2013
Przekładaniec, Issues in English, Special Issue 2013 – Selection from the Archives, pp. 28-46
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The Historian of Antiquity and the Art of Translation: Marginal Notes to a Translation of Plutarch’s Lives
The author takes a close look at translating ancient texts from the viewpoint
of a historian. He explains why historians of Antiquity are usually against the very
idea of translating Greek and Latin literature. He then proceeds to argue that historical
knowledge is indispensable if a translation is to be rendered. This argument is supported
by a detailed analysis of the standard Polish translation of two biographies by Plutarch,
Life of Aristides and Life of Cimon.
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Kumaniecki, K. 1967. “Nad prozą antyczną” [On Ancient Prose]. In: Scripta minora, Wratislaviae–Varsoviae–Cracoviae, 578–587 (First published in: O sztuce tłumaczenia [On the Art of Translation]. Ed. M. Rusinek 1995. Wrocław: Ossolineum 1955. 99–109).
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Information: Przekładaniec, Issues in English, Special Issue 2013 – Selection from the Archives, pp. 28-46
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The Historian of Antiquity and the Art of Translation: Marginal Notes to a Translation of Plutarch’s Lives
The Historian of Antiquity and the Art of Translation: Marginal Notes to a Translation of Plutarch’s Lives
University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 30, 00-927 Warszawa, Poland
Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków, Poland
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