A STUDY OF ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS OF GREEK CYPRIOT POETRY is the first paper to venture an in-depth analysis of English translations of Greek Cypriot poetry. The study is divided into three sections. The first section is the summary of the major translation issues, presented here in binary form, such as translatability versus untranslatability, faithful versus unfaithful and so on, and which establishes the groundwork for the analysis of the second section. The second section consists mainly of an in-depth analysis in the form of a comparative critique, carried out only on those translations...
A STUDY OF ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS OF GREEK CYPRIOT POETRY is the first paper to venture an in-depth analysis of English translations of Greek Cypriot po...
Having studied and reviewed English translations of Greek Cypriot poetry extensively, I came to the conclusion that there are lines in each translation which are more successful than in alternate versions. This is because each reading of an original poem and each translation is undertaken from a distinctive approach and each translator attaches particular value to one aspect of the work. Translations therefore differ. This makes the selection of the most adequate translation of the original, a difficult process. Some translation scholars recommend group translations or parallel versions so...
Having studied and reviewed English translations of Greek Cypriot poetry extensively, I came to the conclusion that there are lines in each translatio...
