The art of failure in translating a Navajo poem
This article engages John Ciardi’s famous dictum that translation is « the art of failure » by engaging in a thick translation and a creative transposition of a short poem in Navajo by Rex Lee Jim. I begin with reflections on recent discussions in anthropology on translation and voice – both of whic...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Journal de la Société des américanistes
2016
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| Accès en ligne: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |