The Problem with Reading Hannah Arendt in English - How Poor Translation Can Impair the Reading and Understanding of Philosophy by Gerhard Brauer
The Problem with Reading Hannah Arendt in English - How Poor Translation Can Impair the Reading and Understanding of Philosophy
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Gerhard Brauer
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The Problem with Reading Hannah Arendt in English - How Poor Translation Can Impair the Reading and Understanding of Philosophy

Gerhard Brauer

108 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction philosophy challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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The author argues that Hannah Arendt's self-translation of her book The Human Condition, from excellent German into poor English, significantly and unnecessarily compromised its readability. Arendt could have asked for editorial assistance with he...

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