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Topic: Translation

Translation is the process of converting the meaning of text or speech from one language to another.

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The podcast episodes provided focus on various aspects of translation, including the translation of poetry, ancient texts, and philosophical works.

For example, the episode 1150: Fuji, Ararat by Legna Rodríguez Iglesias, translated by Eduardo Aparicio discusses the translation of a Spanish poem into English, while the episode Conversations: The Love of a Good Woman, Translating Sappho w/ Brendon Zatirka explores the process of translating the ancient Greek poetry of Sappho. The episode The Responsibility of Translating Marcus Aurelius | David Hernández de la Fuente focuses on the challenges of translating the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius from ancient Greek into modern Spanish.

Translation is also discussed in the context of translating cultural works, such as the episode Jeffrey Angles, ed., "Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again: The Original Novellas by Shigeru Kayama" (U Michigan Press, 2023), which explores the translation of Japanese Godzilla novellas into English, and the episode Stalin: History and Critique of a Black Legend, which discusses the translation of an Italian book on Stalin from the original language into English.

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