Poetry in Translation

English magnetic poetry laid over a French dictionary.

A collage of magnetic poetry and pages from a French dictionary. (Image by surrealmuse on flickr.com)

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MIT Course Number

ES.261

As Taught In

Spring 2006

Level

Undergraduate

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Course Description

Course Description

This seminar addresses the inherent challenges of translating poetry from different languages, cultures, and eras. Students do some translation of their own, though accommodations are made if a student lacks even a basic knowledge of any foreign language.

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David Custer, and Alevtina Asarina. ES.261 Poetry in Translation. Spring 2006. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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