tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post7831147366178550851..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: I’ve looked on beauty so much that my vision overflows with it - one side of C. P. CavafyAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-80261576314243626072015-05-05T22:49:27.190-05:002015-05-05T22:49:27.190-05:00Yes, so true. The translator does supply some wor...Yes, so true. The translator does supply some words - different words, like less interesting words, but something, and in the best cases, a lot.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-7749756838789388492015-05-05T22:16:44.380-05:002015-05-05T22:16:44.380-05:00According to Paul Valéry, Degas once said to Malla...According to Paul Valéry, Degas once said to Mallarmé that he had so many ideas for poems but he just couldn't write them down. "You don't make poetry with ideas." said Mallarmé "You make poetry with words." All the same, there are some poems or poets where the ideas "work" even in translation even if the words can't be brought across from one language to another.<br />The best poetry is where the words and ideas are one.Roger Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11012987757094423896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-71974578785320109052015-05-03T21:52:09.762-05:002015-05-03T21:52:09.762-05:00No, the hint was helpful! Certainly helpful.
Thi...No, the hint was helpful! Certainly helpful.<br /><br />This remains me that I should have mentioned the <a href="http://www.cavafy.com/poems/content.asp?id=58&cat=1" rel="nofollow">Cavafy Archive</a>, which easily allows comparison across translations. That would be a fun project, less rewarding but less work than learning Greek.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-73269030127761246332015-05-02T16:08:13.794-05:002015-05-02T16:08:13.794-05:00I have several Cavafy translations but would not y...I have several Cavafy translations but would not yet acquired a Mendelsohn, so would be interested. But really I'm leaving you a note to say that there's a buried Cavafy homage in Thaliad. You probably don't need me to give you that hint, though; I expect you will recognize it.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-49090672936650506312015-05-01T23:32:13.584-05:002015-05-01T23:32:13.584-05:00Mendelsohn is a good possibility. A likely possib...Mendelsohn is a good possibility. A likely possibility. I read good things about his translations.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-13196166524012459772015-05-01T18:15:18.079-05:002015-05-01T18:15:18.079-05:00I am no expert on Cavafy and have also wondered wh...I am no expert on Cavafy and have also wondered where to start for a viable translation, having encountered some radically different interpretations. On the anniversary of Cavafy's birth/death on April 29, Daniel Mendelsohn posted a number of poems on twitter. I had a look at his site and think I will have a look at his complete poems. http://www.danielmendelsohn.com/books/cavafy-reviews<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832272591627222078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-18679720876026585232015-05-01T16:11:44.101-05:002015-05-01T16:11:44.101-05:00I wonder if the ingenuity of Cavafy's conceits...I wonder if the ingenuity of Cavafy's conceits are why he does so well in English. Even without whatever he is doing with language, there is still a lot to do with his poems.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-43862396393452523712015-05-01T07:12:10.633-05:002015-05-01T07:12:10.633-05:00The one about the mirror is pretty good, pure real...The one about the mirror is pretty good, pure reality-bending imagery: a mirror full of joy for embracing beauty! It seems so simple, but who could come up with it? Only a poet!LMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538873868140070018noreply@blogger.com