Seferis and Elytis as Translators (4) (Byzantin. Loulakaki**

Name: Seferis and Elytis as Translators (4) (Byzantin. Loulakaki**
Brand: Verlag Peter Lang

Verlag Peter Lang

Seferis and Elytis as TranslatorsAuthor(s): Irene Loulakaki\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Verlag Peter Lang, Switzerland\nImprint: Verlag Peter Lang\nISBN-13: 9783039119189, 978-3039119189\nSynopsis\nGeorge Seferis and Odysseus Elytis gave the Modern Greek language a substantial corpus of translations from poets working in French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, English and Ancient Greek. However, the translation practices of these two Nobel Prize-winning poets have long been inadequately observed. The present volume provides a close examination of Seferis and Elytis inter- and intra-lingual verse translations with the aim of discovering their translating techniques and their personal and public goals in pursuing the act of translation. Similarities and differences between the two poets are highlighted comparatively. The methodological approach, informed by recent findings in the field of descriptive translation studies and polysystem theories, investigates the function of translation in.