Do we need new translations of classic source texts?
Do we need new translations of classic source texts?
Author(s): Mirosław PatalonSubject(s): Ancient World, Theory of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: language; culture; translation; Ecclesiastes; fluidity; stability;
Summary/Abstract: The article raises the issue of the variability of the meaning of linguistic formulations inrelation to the phenomenon of petrification of symbolic religious texts. Methodologically,it falls within the field of hermeneutical research, it is of a contributing nature and, usingthe example of the Ecclesiastes, it postulates the need to constantly verify the translationsof these works and make new translations into modern languages.
Journal: Ars Educandi
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 20
- Page Range: 219-226
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
