Is it nessecary being able to speak in the language of the authour to be able to experience the full poetic output of his work, or are transulations good enough?

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Anonymous Sat Sep 22 12:26:15 2018 No.11824264 [Reply] [Original]

Is it nessecary being able to speak in the language of the authour to be able to experience the full poetic output of his work, or are transulations good enough?

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 22 12:35:49 2018 No.11824306 >>11824264 The full poetic output? Yes, I reckon, but a skilled translator (who'd also have to be a skilled poet on his own!) could relay the original writer's message with good enough accuracy for understanding.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 22 12:41:14 2018 No.11824339 >>11824264 A translation may be satisfactory enough, but still it is a different thing. >>11824306 >good enough accuracy for understanding Not what poetry is for

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 22 13:32:38 2018 No.11824608 All translations are trash.

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