Monthly Archives: March 2012

Watching my son learn to read…

Posted on March 29, 2012 by forwardtranslations

Fils aîné is learning to read. There’s nothing remarkable about that – children do it all the time. And yet it’s more than remarkable – it’s amazing. And it’s fascinating to watch. After ages stuck at the level of recognising … Continue reading →

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Domestication vs Foreignisation via Red Rage

Posted on March 23, 2012 by forwardtranslations

This post was originally published on Lisa Carter’s Intralingo blog a month ago: http://intralingo.com/domestication-vs-foreignisation-via-red-rage/ ——————- One of the eternal debates in translation studies is whether to favour the domesticating or the foreignising approach, and one of the most famous quotations … Continue reading →

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Should a Translation Improve on the Original?

Posted on March 21, 2012 by forwardtranslations

I very much enjoy Peter Rozovsky’s blog Detectives Beyond Borders and his take on crime fiction from around the world. However, I was taken aback by a recent post on Amateurish prose in a translation from Japanese, specifically this bit: … Continue reading →

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Fretting About Georgette Heyer

Posted on March 19, 2012 by forwardtranslations

I’ve always loved Georgette Heyer’s regency novels, since my mum introduced me to them in my teens. They’re light, frivolous and romantic – the ultimate escapism – and also impeccably researched with true attention to detail in everything from battles, … Continue reading →

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The Two Things About Translation

Posted on March 1, 2012 by forwardtranslations

I was intrigued by this article in Saturday’s Guardian Magazine: The Two Things (by Oliver Burkeman from “This column will change your life”). An economist walks into a bar. This is a true story; it’s 2002, the bar is the … Continue reading →

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