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I didn't mean to imply that Tolkien opposed translations. Maybe I'm being a bit naive, but intuitively I would think that most writers do not write a book with
by red_trumpet 4y ago
I didn't mean to imply that Tolkien opposed translations.
Maybe I'm being a bit naive, but intuitively I would think that most writers do not write a book with the explicit intention of the book being translated. The first intended audience is typically readers in the original language.
This is opposed by producing a series for Amazon, where it is mostly clear that the intended audience is world wide, talking many languages (in particular if it is about such a famous topic). And I wouldn't be surprised if this fact does impact the production of a work.
- tshaddox 4y ago> intuitively I would think that most writers do not write a book with the explicit intention of the book being translated. The first intended audience is typically readers in the original language. I don’t think so. I think most writers are only fluent in a very small number of languages and they choose one of those languages to write in.
- benwad 4y agoRemember that English wasn't quite as dominant in Tolkien's day as it is today. In the 50s most people in e.g. France wouldn't speak English.