Posted in Cultural Connections, translation on Jul 2nd, 2007
As I told Dr. Kennedy this morning, I wanted to see Arabic influences in the description of Camilla’s tomb in Eneas. While this may or may not be reaching, the description of the elaborate jewels and materials used to create the tomb, as well as the exotic fabrics adorning Camilla in death seem to have [...]
Posted in Cultural Connections, storytelling, translation on Jun 28th, 2007
It is due to my frustration regarding all things “computerized” that I am just now posting on Dronke. My apologies.
When Dronke goes into the issue of translation, I perk up. In hindsight everything is a phenomenon, and we are able to distance ourselves sufficiently to “study” the past. The warnings that history is doomed to [...]
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