Celebrating Translation at the British Library - English and Drama blog

Celebrating Translation at the British Library - English and Drama blog

On Friday 2nd October, the British Library will open its doors once more to the translation community to celebrate International Translation Day. Translators, authors, students, publishers, booksellers, librarians, bloggers and reviewers, all with an interest in translation, will gather to debate significant issues and developments within the sector, as well as to celebrate its successes. - See more at: http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/english-and-drama/2015/09/celebrating-translation-at-the-british-library.html#sthash.sR7nMEE8.dpuf

On Friday 2nd October, the British Library will open its doors once more to the translation community to celebrate International Translation Day. Translators, authors, students, publishers, booksellers, librarians, bloggers and reviewers, all with an interest in translation, will gather to debate significant issues and developments within the sector, as well as to celebrate its successes. - See more at: http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/english-and-drama/2015/09/celebrating-translation-at-the-british-library.html#sthash.sR7nMEE8.dpuf

 On Friday 2nd October, the British Library will open its doors once more to the translation community to celebrate International Translation Day. Translators, authors, students, publishers, booksellers, librarians, bloggers and reviewers, all with an interest in translation, will gather to debate significant issues and developments within the sector, as well as to celebrate its successes. (...)

We have no way of knowing the challenges that the original text has presented the translator with, or how much is lost (or perhaps even gained) in translation. Even more hidden from our eye is the collaborative process that goes into the making of a translated text: the discussions that took place between the translator and the editor, or original author, over issues of style or ‘meaning’.

We have no way of knowing the challenges that the original text has presented the translator with, or how much is lost (or perhaps even gained) in translation. Even more hidden from our eye is the collaborative pro-cess that goes into the making of a translated text: the discussions that took place between the translator and the editor, or original author, over issues of style or ‘meaning’. - See more at: http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/english-and-drama/2015/09/celebrating-translation-at-the-british-library.html#sthash.sR7nMEE8.dpuf

On Friday 2nd October, the British Library will open its doors once more to the translation community to celebrate International Translation Day. Translators, authors, students, publishers, booksellers, librarians, bloggers and reviewers, all with an interest in translation, will gather to debate significant issues and developments within the sector, as well as to celebrate its successes. - See more at: http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/english-and-drama/2015/09/celebrating-translation-at-the-british-library.html#sthash.sR7nMEE8.dpuf

On Friday 2nd October, the British Library will open its doors once more to the translation community to celebrate International Translation Day. Translators, authors, students, publishers, booksellers, librarians, bloggers and reviewers, all with an interest in translation, will gather to debate significant issues and developments within the sector, as well as to celebrate its successes. - See more at: http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/english-and-drama/2015/09/celebrating-translation-at-the-british-library.html#sthash.sR7nMEE8.dpuf

On Friday 2nd October, the British Library will open its doors once more to the translation community to celebrate International Translation Day. Translators, authors, students, publishers, booksellers, librarians, bloggers and reviewers, all with an interest in translation, will gather to debate significant issues and developments within the sector, as well as to celebrate its successes. - See more at: http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/english-and-drama/2015/09/celebrating-translation-at-the-british-library.html#sthash.sR7nMEE8.dpuf

On Friday 2nd October, the British Library will open its doors once more to the translation community to celebrate International Translation Day. Translators, authors, students, publishers, booksellers, librarians, bloggers and reviewers, all with an interest in translation, will gather to debate significant issues and developments within the sector, as well as to celebrate its successes. - See more at: http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/english-and-drama/2015/09/celebrating-translation-at-the-british-library.html#sthash.sR7nMEE8.dpuf