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Publication details [#9743]

Rodda, Anne E. 1977. Translation and the German art song: some problems. In Gaddis Rose, Marilyn, ed. Translation in the humanities. Albany: State University of New York. pp. 67–76.
Publication type
Article in jnl/bk
Publication language
English
Keywords
adequacy=inadequacy | equivalence=non-equivalence | interpretation | music=song | poetry=poem | problem-solving=problem

Abstract

This article discusses the translation of German "lieder" and attempts to find an answer as to why the poetry of German art songs was so long neglected by interpreters and abused by translators and why it is such a formidable challenge to translate these songs successfully into a second language.
Source : Based on abstract in book