Poetry in Translation
ES.261 · Experimental Study Group · Undergraduate · Spring 2006
David Custer, Alevtina Asarina
This seminar addresses the inherent challenges of translating poetry from different languages, cultures, and eras. Students do some translation of their own, though accommodations are made if a student lacks even a basic knowledge of any foreign language.
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