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Publication details [#12034]

Leemans, Pieter De and Michèle Goyens. 2002. Traduire du grec au latin et du latin au français: un defi à la fidelité [Translating from Greek into Latin and from Latin into French: challening fidelity]. In Andersen, Peter, ed. Pratiques de traduction au Moyen Âge [Medieval translation practices]. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press. pp. 204–224.

Publication type

Article in jnl/bk

Publication language

French

Keywords

faithfulness=fidelity | translation

Source language

Latin | Greek -> Ancient Greek/Modern Greek

Target language

Latin | French, Middle

Abstract

Translating from Greek into Latin in order to obtain a version in Middle French set a lot of challenges for the translators. This article discusses the respective situation of each translator and his translation strategy. This shows each translator deals with the source text in order to obtain a translation which best complies with their patron's idea of faithfulness.

Source : Based on abstract in book