Title

Translation in Ben Jonson : towards a definition of limitation

Document Type

Journal article

Source Publication

Ben Jonson Journal

Publication Date

11-1-2013

Volume

20

Issue

2

First Page

223

Last Page

240

Publisher

Edinburgh University Press Ltd.

Abstract

This paper intends to discuss Ben Jonson's imitation and its relationship to translation and metamorphosis. Drawing on Walter Benjamin's translation theory, I argue that Jonson's imitation is "translating" and transformative. Jonson's literal approach to translation, compared with the Restoration idea of imitation, is by no means servile; it is imitation and metamorphosis, and "translating" is an act that fuses the author and the translator together, in order to achieve a transformative identity.

DOI

10.3366/bjj.2013.0082

Print ISSN

10793453

E-ISSN

1755165X

Publisher Statement

Copyright © Edinburgh University Press

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Full-text Version

Publisher’s Version

Language

English

Recommended Citation

Hui, T., Isaac. (2013). Translation in Ben Jonson: Towards a definition of limitation. Ben Jonson Journal, 20(2), 223-240. doi: 10.3366/bjj.2013.0082

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