Translation in the Flesh.

The article delves into a scene from German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's play "Faust" where Faust attempts to translate the New Testament, highlighting the complexities and creativity of translation. It emphasizes the materiality of translation, arguing that translation studies have often overlooked material conditions of texts. It suggests that a "material turn" in translation studies is necessary to explore the materiality, visual aspects, and technological mediation of translation.