Eliot Weinberger
Auteur van 19 Ways of Looking at Wang Wei: How a Chinese Poem is Translated
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Eliot Weinberger was born on February 6, 1949. He is a writer, editor and translator. His work has been published in 30 languages. He first gained recognition from his translations of Nobel Prize winner and poet Octavio Paz. These translations include Collected Poems 1957-1987 and In Light of toon meer India. He has also translated other writers such as Vicente Huidobro's Altazor. He received the National Board Critic's Circle Award for his edition of Borge's Selected Non-Fictions. Today Eliot Weinberger is mostly known for his essays and political articles focusing on U.S. politics and foreign policy. His literary writings include An Elemental Thing, which was selected by The Village Voice as one of the "20 Best Books of the Year for 2009. He is also the co-author of a study of Chinese poetry translations, 19 Ways of Looking at Wang Wei. In 2000 he was the only American literary writer to be awarded the order of the Aztec Eagle by the government of Mexico. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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Werken van Eliot Weinberger
World Beat: International Poetry Now from New Directions (New Directions Paperbook) (2006) — Redacteur — 29 exemplaren
Montemora No. 1 2 exemplaren
ما سمعته عن العراق 1 exemplaar
Engel und Heilige 1 exemplaar
My Emily Dickinson 1 exemplaar
3 stukken over poëzie 1 exemplaar
'Praise Yah' in LRB, 24 Jan 2008 [review of Alter's 'Book of Psalms: a translation with commentary'] 1 exemplaar
Montemora No. 2 1 exemplaar
Montemora No. 3 1 exemplaar
Montemora No. 5 1 exemplaar
RASTROS KÁRMICOS 1 exemplaar
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Selected Non-Fictions (1999) — Redacteur, sommige edities; Vertaler, sommige edities — 1,861 exemplaren
Sulfur 6 — Medewerker — 2 exemplaren
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Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei door Eliot Weinberger
Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei is a book by Eliot Weinberger that explores different translations of a single poem by Tang Dynasty poet, Wang Wei. The book examines the art of translation and how it has evolved over time, highlighting the challenges and complexities involved in the process. Through examining 19 different translations of the same poem, Weinberger illustrates the variations in interpretation and style that can occur when translating from one language to another. The book is considered a classic study on translation and has been expanded to include even more ways of looking at Wang Wei.… (meer)
An extremely interesting look at poetry, translation, culture, and implication. I think it would’ve been interesting to have a conclusion at the end wherein the essayist takes a holistic look at the interpretations. He does draw comparison here and there between the different translations, but a final portion comparing what he deems the best and most lacking translations would’ve been a nice end.
I've only finished the first section (Angels), but -- what a wonderful small book. Full of knowledge ... full of ... things. Like a jewel. I 'discovered' this one via the London Review of Books, and otherwise know Weinberger only as a fine translator (Huidobro's Altazor).
A delightful, grumpy consideration of translation issues through a single Chinese poem.
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