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> This already happened for a long time with translations, I assume because it's easier to get away with mistranslation of originals. It's common to translate a
by tivert 3y ago
> This already happened for a long time with translations, I assume because it's easier to get away with mistranslation of originals. It's common to translate a phrase into the most current version of the phrase in the target language and to update the translation regularly. To me this always felt very noticeable, doing this requires an impressive level of entitlement to take a great work of literature and add your own artistry on top of it.
Isn't that "impressive level of entitlement" a basic requirement for translation? It does take artistry to make a translation. Even if you're not going for a literary result, there are always going to be meanings that exist (or can be expressed efficiently) on one language but not the other. Then there are idioms and cultural references.
- vidarh 3y agoIndeed, to the point where translations are often known relative to their translator because the translator is often part of what makes a given edition of a work.