Racism and the Odyssey: Translating the Colour of Odysseus' Skin
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Racism and the Odyssey : Translating the Colour of Odysseus' Skin. / Bloch, David.
In: Universite de Copenhague. Institut du Moyen-Age Grec et Latin. Cahiers, Vol. 92, 2023, p. 1-24.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Racism and the Odyssey
T2 - Translating the Colour of Odysseus' Skin
AU - Bloch, David
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This article makes two arguments: (1) a specific argument about two passages in the 16thand 19th songs of the Odyssey; (2) a general argument about the dangers involved in translations of classical texts. In the specific argument it is shown that translators have (with asingle exception) distorted Greek terms for skin colour, and, by doing so, they enable racistagendas to gain support from their translations. The general argument is that in questionsthat are the subject of controversy and discussion in the 21st century translators of classicaltexts have to be careful to recognise their own preconceptions and prejudices to ensurethat the translations are not used for detrimental purposes.
AB - This article makes two arguments: (1) a specific argument about two passages in the 16thand 19th songs of the Odyssey; (2) a general argument about the dangers involved in translations of classical texts. In the specific argument it is shown that translators have (with asingle exception) distorted Greek terms for skin colour, and, by doing so, they enable racistagendas to gain support from their translations. The general argument is that in questionsthat are the subject of controversy and discussion in the 21st century translators of classicaltexts have to be careful to recognise their own preconceptions and prejudices to ensurethat the translations are not used for detrimental purposes.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - Homer
KW - Odyssey
KW - Translation
KW - Racism
KW - Colour
M3 - Journal article
VL - 92
SP - 1
EP - 24
JO - Universite de Copenhague. Institut du Moyen-Age Grec et Latin. Cahiers
JF - Universite de Copenhague. Institut du Moyen-Age Grec et Latin. Cahiers
SN - 0591-0358
ER -
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