Translating Neruda - The Way to Macchu Picchu (Paperback, 1st Reprinted edition)

What goes into the translating of a poem? Usually that process gets
forgotten once the new poem stands intact in translation. Yet a verse
translation derives from historical, biographical, and philosophical
research, interpretive analysis of the original poem, and continuous
linguistic and prosodic choices that parallel those the poet made. Taking as a text Pablo Neruda's brilliant prophetic sequence Alturas de
Macchu Picchu
(1945), the author here re-creates the entire process of
translation, from his first encounter with the poem to the last shaping of
a phrase that may never come right in English. This many-faceted book
forms an essay on the theory and practice of literary translation, a study
of Neruda's career through 1945, and an interpretation of his major poem, all of which lead to a striking new poem in English, Heights of Macchu Picchu
, printed along with the original Spanish. This genesis of a verse translation also includes little-known biographical data, hitherto untranslated poems and prose from the years 1920 to 1945, and new translations of key poems from Neruda's Residence on Earth
and Spain in My Heart
.

General

Imprint:	Stanford University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 1980
First published:	1980
Authors:	John Felstiner
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade / Trade
Pages:	284
Edition:	1st Reprinted edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8047-1327-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Poetry texts & anthologies > General
LSN:	0-8047-1327-8
Barcode:	9780804713276

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