Search -
Translating Words, Translating Cultures (Classical Inter/Faces S.)
Translating Words Translating Cultures - Classical Inter/Faces S. Author:Lorna Hardwick This thoughtful book looks at the literary and cultural environment underlying various kinds of translations from Greek and Latin, how they become creative works in their own right, and their impact on the work of modern writers. The author suggests that translations from Greek and Latin literature are catalysts in the refiguring of both poetic... more » and political awareness and that in transplanting myths and metaphors into disparate cultures, translations energize new senses of cultural identity.« less