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On the Translation of Verse
Author(s) -
Kolbe Parke R.
Publication year - 1936
Publication title -
the modern language journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.486
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1540-4781
pISSN - 0026-7902
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4781.1936.tb03799.x
Subject(s) - linguistics , foreign language , the arts , translation (biology) , literature , computer science , philosophy , art , visual arts , biochemistry , chemistry , messenger rna , gene
Author's Summary— Translation is not one of the great arts, yet it requires, particularly in the translation of verse, thorough knowledge of language, with true appreciation of the beautiful, and some ability in the use of words. Classical verse is incapable of mechanically accurate reproduction in our modern tongue. The same is true, but in lesser degree, of verse in the modern foreign languages. Examples are offered in illustration of these statements.