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Translating Poetry: A Primer SATURDAY MAY 17, 1-4 PM MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE LIBRARY, 57 POST STREET, SAN FRANCISCO University of Florida-Gainesville professor of poetry Sidney Wade will present a hands-on workshop in the art of literary translation, designed both for those…
It is one of the oldest dilemmas in literary translation: if it is the translator’s mission to remain invisible, how does one recognize—and value—the translator’s work? By Anne Milano Appel “Good humor is a paradox,” writes humor aficionado Mel Helitzer….
Our March workshop offered a crowd of enthusiastic NCTA members a hands-on approach to legal translating and interpreting. BY ANGELA ZAWADSKI As a practicing interpreter and workshop provider, I was looking forward to attending the Legal Translation and Interpretation workshops…
In a sparkling presentation, the distinguished literary translator Edith Grossman shared her insights at CAT’s “Lit & Lunch” series in San Francisco. BY ALISON ANDERSON In her introduction, Olivia Sears, president of the Center for the Art of Translation (CAT),…
In September 2007, Princeton University launched what it hailed as “the largest, most extensive effort in the country to educate students about the important role that translation plays across academic fields and in cultural understanding.” We check it out. By…
Two of our earliest members look back to the very beginnings of NCTA—and before. BY MARIA LUISA BODEN AND TONY RODER—NCTA CLASS OF 1978 Roots … Back in the dark ages of 1978, many talented translators in Northern California toiled…