Transplantings: Essays on Great German Poets with Translations

by Daniel Weissbort and Peter Viereck

On being told that translation is an impossible thing, Anatole France replied: precisely, my friend; the recognition of that truth is a necessary preliminary to success in art. The task of Transplantings is to add flesh and bones to that familiar quip. Indeed, Daniel Weissbort notes that Viereck's study represented a sixty-five year long project. Now, it is finally being brought to print in its full form, with the completion of the final manuscript...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138517461
• ISBN13: 9781138517462
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 247 Pages