What is Translation?
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What is Translation?
In four short dialogues, Oliver Taplin, Emeritus Professor in the Oxford University Classics Department and Lorna Hardwick, Professor of Classical Studies and Director of the Classical Receptions in Late Twentieth Century Drama and Poetry in English project, discuss the issues surrounding the transl...
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Who Translates and for Whom?
Fourth part of the What is Translation Podcast series. In this part, the question of who is best placed to translate classic texts; academics, poets,...
Can Poetry be Translated?
Third part of the What is Translation podcast series. In this part, the question of whether poetry be translated. Is there something within the origin...
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 tran...
Is there a Core to Translation?
First part of the What is Translation podcast series looking at translation of classical texts. In this part, the question of whether there is a core...