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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.
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![English magnetic poetry laid over a French dictionary.](/courses/es-261-poetry-in-translation-spring-2006/961c5c244d1306f05188b61f1362f8cb_es-261s06.jpg)
A collage of magnetic poetry and pages from a French dictionary. (Image by surrealmuse on flickr.com)