Italian Studies Program, Literature Program, Bard Translation and Translatability Initiative, Written Arts Program, and Sui Generis Present
Translation and Reception: A Panel Discussion
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Olin Humanities, Room 203
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
James Marcus
Editor in Chief, Harper’s Magazine
This panel will be a conversation about translating and reading in translation. What are the kinds of technical problems that come up when approaching texts in translation? How can translators and readers move past these problems? What is the role of an editor in dealing with translation? The panel will use James Marcus’s recent review essay on the translations of Primo Levi as a starting point, in order to then engage more broadly with questions of translation. Bard’s Peter Filkins and Susan H. Gillespie will hold the discussion.Editor in Chief, Harper’s Magazine
For more information, call 845-758-7116, or e-mail [email protected].
Time: 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Olin Humanities, Room 203