I'm looking for some particularly good translations (into English) of world literature, from *any* place, period, or genre. [more inside]
posted on Aug 9, 2008 - 29 answers

What are some great national literatures without a substantial presence in English translation? Who/what are their key authors/works? [more inside]
posted on May 28, 2008 - 6 answers

Is there a Definitive English translation of Don Quixote? [more inside]
posted on Apr 14, 2008 - 12 answers

Where can I read Michel Houellebecq's notorious September 2001 Lire interview in English? [more inside]
posted on Mar 17, 2008 - 2 answers

Any expert translators in the house? What is the best way to go about translating works of published fiction from Bulgarian into English? Any resources or answers regarding the practical elements of translation in general, or info for obtaining the legal rights to have any translated works published...? More fun inside! [more inside]
posted on Feb 12, 2008 - 7 answers

I am interested in the mimetic and narrative capacities of artefacts, how cultural remnants transmit information through time and how meaning is translated once an artefact is re-appropriated or examined from a new perspective. I have several avenues of study at the moment (a list in extended explanation), but would like some more ideas. Areas of critical theory, linguistics, evolutionary psychology and poetics are all relevant. [more inside]
posted on Jan 27, 2008 - 12 answers

Has Finnegans Wake ever been translated? How?
posted on Oct 20, 2006 - 36 answers