Introduction to Literary Translation: Theory and Practice

3 Credits.

Introduction to Literary Translation explores various approaches to translating literature, ranging from Cicero to Lawrence Venuti via John Dryden and Friedrich Schleiermacher. Along with this survey of translation theories relevant to literary study, the course offers readings of extant literary translations from different languages into English, in order to examine issues in translation-methodologies. Students will have opportunities to work on their own translation projects with commentary.