The title of my research work is a metaphor that mirrors the quirky relationship between the author of a text and the translator, who becomes a mediator between two languages and two cultures; consequently, s/he must understand not only the content of the message, but also the subtleties of meaning, the emotive values of the words and the stylistic features which determine the "flavour" of the text. Additionally, s/he needs to be aware that, as a translator, s/he is the servant of the original author and the more submitted s/he is to her/his master, the greater her/his merits and reward will...