Abstracts
Abstract
For the last half century Walter Benjamin has had almost legendary status in the world of translation studies. Scholars have been fascinated by the ideas in The Task of the Translator, but almost none has looked at how—or even whether—Benjamin actualized his philosophy, either in his own practice of translation or in his criticism of translations by others. This is the purpose of the present article.
Keywords:
- Benjamin,
- thought,
- grand,
- practice,
- disappointing
Résumé
Depuis un demi-siècle maintenant, la réputation de Walter Benjamin est légendaire dans le domaine de la traductologie. Les penseurs ont été fascinés par les concepts énoncés dans La Tâche du Traducteur, mais presque personne n’a regardé de plus près comment — ou même si — Benjamin a actualisé sa propre théorie, soit dans ses propres traductions, soit dans ses critiques des traductions d’autrui. Voilà l’objet de cet article.
Mots-clés:
- Benjamin,
- pensée,
- grandiose,
- pratique,
- décevante
Appendices
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