JOURNAL ARTICLE

The Camel, the Lion and the Child: The Three Metamorphoses of a Translation.

  • Published In: China Media Research, 2025, v. 21, n. 1. P. 118 1 of 3

  • Database: Communication Source 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Kelly, James 3 of 3

Abstract

This short personal reflection on the translation process uses the discourse "Of the Three Metamorphoses" from Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra to reflect on successive drafts of a translation of the introduction to Pierre Montebello's The Other Metaphysics. It begins by considering how the spirit of the camel reflects the literal equivalence of an initial draft that is weighed down by the baggage of the source language. It then explores how the spirit of the lion captures the reworking of the translation in terms of the norms of the target language. Lastly, it uses the spirit of the child to reflect on the notion of equivalence as contingent and the translator's imperative of thinking creatively about how to represent the difference between the source and target worlds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:China Media Research. 2025/01, Vol. 21, Issue 1, p118
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:1556-889X
  • Accession Number:183104374
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