A monumental new translation of the Hebrew Bible by renowned scholar Robert Alter places the art of translation front and center.https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/translation-is-not-just-a-utilitarian-tool …
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Translation, by which one renders a text not just readable but understandable, is indeed an art, not merely a task for assistants relegated to the sidelines.https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/translation-is-not-just-a-utilitarian-tool …
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Language, after all, is not merely a utilitarian tool of communication.
Translation shouldn’t be considered so either.
via @erinelsadunnehttps://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/translation-is-not-just-a-utilitarian-tool …
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