Translating and Traducing: Zola and the Art of (Mis)Quotation

• Published in: Australian journal of French studies Vol. 57; no. 1; pp. 115 - 124
• Main Author: Lethbridge, Robert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Liverpool Liverpool University Press 01.04.2020
• Subjects: Art criticism; Essays; French language; French literature; Interpreters; Metaphor; Reported speech; Russian language; Translation; Translations; France; Europe

Deliberately angled towards the two areas in which Brian Nelson has made so many invaluable contributions during his scholarly career, this essay explores several related themes. Largely focused on Zola's art criticism, it highlights errors in the translation of his texts for the Russian period...