{"product_id":"translating-neruda-the-way-to-macchu-picchu-paperback","title":"Translating Neruda: The Way to Macchu Picchu - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Felstiner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat goes into the translating of a poem? Usually that process gets\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eforgotten once the new poem stands intact in translation. Yet a verse\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003etranslation derives from historical, biographical, and philosophical\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eresearch, interpretive analysis of the original poem, and continuous\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003elinguistic and prosodic choices that parallel those the poet made. Taking as a text Pablo Neruda's brilliant prophetic sequence \u003ci\u003eAlturas de\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMacchu Picchu (1945), the author here re-creates the entire process of\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003etranslation, from his first encounter with the poem to the last shaping of\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ea phrase that may never come right in English. This many-faceted book\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eforms an essay on the theory and practice of literary translation, a study\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eof Neruda's career through 1945, and an interpretation of his major poem, all of which lead to a striking new poem in English, \u003ci\u003eHeights of Macchu Picchu\u003c\/i\u003e, printed along with the original Spanish. This genesis of a verse translation also includes little-known biographical data, hitherto untranslated poems and prose from the years 1920 to 1945, and new translations of key poems from Neruda's \u003ci\u003eResidence on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpain in My Heart\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat goes into the translating of a poem? Usually that process gets\u003cbr\u003eforgotten once the new poem stands intact in translation. Yet a verse\u003cbr\u003etranslation derives from historical, biographical, and philosophical\u003cbr\u003eresearch, interpretive analysis of the original poem, and continuous\u003cbr\u003elinguistic and prosodic choices that parallel those the poet made. Taking as a text Pablo Neruda's brilliant prophetic sequence Alturas de\u003cbr\u003eMacchu Picchu\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(1945), the author here re-creates the entire process of\u003cbr\u003etranslation, from his first encounter with the poem to the last shaping of\u003cbr\u003ea phrase that may never come right in English. This many-faceted book\u003cbr\u003eforms an essay on the theory and practice of literary translation, a study\u003cbr\u003eof Neruda's career through 1945, and an interpretation of his major poem, all of which lead to a striking new poem in English, Heights of Macchu Picchu\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e, printed along with the original Spanish. This genesis of a verse translation also includes little-known biographical data, hitherto untranslated poems and prose from the years 1920 to 1945, and new translations of key poems from Neruda's Residence on Earth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand Spain in My Heart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Felstiner is Professor of English at Stanford University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.62 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1980\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47486037983410,"sku":"9780804713276","price":40.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/f52a9e236f748082f533b68144976fce.webp?v=1779300389","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/translating-neruda-the-way-to-macchu-picchu-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}