Research Catalog

Title

Virgil and his translators / edited by Susanna Braund and Zara Martirosova Torlone.

Publication

• Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.
• ©2018

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Additional Authors

• Braund, Susanna Morton
• Torlone, Zara M.
• University of British Columbia.

Description

ix, 520 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

This volume offers a critical overview of the long and complicated history of translations of Virgil from the early modern period to the present day, transcending traditional studies of single translations or particular national traditions in isolation to offer an insightful comparative perspective. The collection covers numerous European languages - from English, French, and German, to Greek, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, Slovenian, and Spanish - but also look well beyond Europe to include discussion of Brazilian, Chinese, Esperanto, Russian, and Turkish translations of Virgil. While the opening two contributions lay down a broad theoretical and comparative framework, the majority conduct comparisons within a particular language and combine detailed case studies with in-depth contextualization and theoretical background, showing how the translations discussed are embedded in their own cultures and historical moments. The final two essays are written from the perspective of contemporary translators, a profound assessment not only of the influence exerted by the major Roman poet on later literature, but also why translation of a canonical author such as Virgil matters, not only as a national and transnational cultural phenomenon, but as a personal engagement with a literature of enduring power and relevance.

Series Statement

Classical presences

Uniform Title

Classical presences.

Subject

• Virgil > Translations > History and criticism
• Virgil
• Translations

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Note

• "The first event took place in Vancouver, in September 2012 ; the second in Paris, at the Institut d'Études Avancées, in June 2014 ; and the third at the Symposium Cumanum at the Villa Vergiliana, near Naples, also in June 2014."--Page 5.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-471) and indexes.

Call Number

JFE 19-2022

ISBN

• 0198810814
• 9780198810810

LCCN

2018945290

OCLC

1019955356

Title

Virgil and his translators / edited by Susanna Braund and Zara Martirosova Torlone.

Publisher

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Copyright Date

©2018

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Classical presences

Classical presences.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-471) and indexes.

Added Author

Braund, Susanna Morton, editor.

Torlone, Zara M., editor.

University of British Columbia.

Other Form:

Electronic version: Virgil and his translators. [Place of publication not identified] : OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 2018 9780192538833 (OCoLC)1053887878

Research Call Number

JFE 19-2022