Texts in Translation
Your task is to write a response that examines the study of literature in translation. Your response should demonstrate an awareness of specific benefits and challenges through references to today’s readings, as well as making tangible connections to the learning outcomes from Part 3 of the course. The purpose of translating literature is to expand the range of audiences of a work from a particular culture to expose and spread different identities around the world to enhance our understanding and develop empathy with one another, making the work of translation a challenging one. Translators have the responsibility to maintain the originality and authenticity of a text from one language to another, yet to also make it distinct and unique. Without translated literature, we would be grounded with our own cultural, historical and social values and identity as a result of language barriers, thus limiting our understandings and knowledge capacity. However, also due to ...