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
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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
