The Rhetoric of Translation

• Published in: The Modern language review Vol. 100; no. 5; pp. 255 - 268
• Main Author: France, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Belfast Maney Publishing 01.01.2005; Modern Humanities Research Association
• Subjects: Classical rhetoric; French literature; Language translation; Literary criticism; Literary rhetoric; Oratory; Poetry; Political rhetoric; Rhetoric; Rhetorical elocution; Spoken communication; Translations

Eloquence and translation perform a comparable function as forms of verbal mediation; as such they have encountered the same sort of hostile reactions as adulterations of the truth. After drawing parallels between the two, this essay highlights ways in which the translator, like the orator, adjusts...