A collage of magnetic poetry and pages from a French dictionary. (Image by surrealmuse on flickr.com)
David Custer
Alevtina Asarina
SP.261 / ES.SP261
Spring 2006
Undergraduate
This seminar addresses the inherent challenges of translating poetry from different languages, cultures, and eras. Students do some translation of their own, though accommodations are made if a student lacks even a basic knowledge of any foreign language.