Étiquette : translation history

The word “translation”comes from a Latin term meaning "to bring or carry across". The Ancient Greek term is 'metaphrasis' ("to speak across") and this gives us the term 'metaphrase' (a "literal or word-for-word translation") - as contrasted with 'paraphrase' ("a saying in other words").  The first known translations are those of the Sumerian epic Gilgamesh… Lire la suite Some interesting facts about translation history – 2