1. Literature - Lost in Translation
The English language does not possess all the tools necessary to interpret something best said in Russian or Japanese. ... George Reavey's "First Ice", a translation of Andrei Voznesensky's Russian poem, can easily be pin pointed as a translation. ... Reavey's clear intent in this translation was to maintain as much of the original meaning as possible and not stray far from Voznesensky's original, thus failing to create a piece of literature that was as satisfying as the original. ... This author's translation of the Russian poem, unlike others, does not dw...
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