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"Translation is not a reproduction, but a transformation."
— W.S. Merwin

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by Ross Belot · Essay published Sep 8, 2026

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by Ross Belot · Article published Jun 3, 2026

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by John Dryden Originally published in Ovid's Epistles With His Amours (1680) · Article published Feb 27, 2026

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by Matthew Arnold Originally published in On Translating Homer (1861) · Article published Feb 22, 2026

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by Ross Belot · Article published Jul 16, 2026

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by Dan Alter · Article published Jun 3, 2026

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by Sara Burant · Article published Feb 27, 2026

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by T..S. Eliot Originally published in The Sacred Wood: Essays on Poetry and Criticism (1920) · Article published Feb 22, 2026

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by Dante Gabriel Rossetti Originally published in The Early Italian Poets (1861) · Article published Feb 22, 2026

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