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arabic
Translation
Across the Alphabet: The Politics of Transliteration
How a translator spells a name in English can carry centuries of imperial history. A close look at three writers whose transliterated names have changed in print across a decade.
Translation
Translating Poetry: Three Case Studies from a Difficult Year
Three recent poetry translations, three different solutions to the same impossible problem. Notes on the working choices behind English versions of Akhmatova, Adonis, and a young Vietnamese poet.