The Hermes Complex: Philosophical Reflections on Translation by Charles Le Blanc

The Hermes Complex: Philosophical Reflections on Translation

Perspectives on Translation

Charles Le Blanc with Barbara Folkart (Translator)

146 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction classics literary philosophy medium-paced
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When Hermes handed over to Apollo his finest invention, the lyre, in exchange for promotion to the status of messenger of the gods, he relinquished the creativity that gave life to his words. The trade-off proved frustrating: Hermes chafed under t...

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