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나민애의 시가 깃든 삶 자모사 ― 정인보(1893∼1950) 12 바릿밥 남 주시고 잡숫느니 찬 것이며 두둑히 다 입히고 겨울이라 엷은 옷을 솜치마 좋다시더니 보공되고 말어라 19 어머니 부르올 제 일만 있어 부르리까 젖먹이 우리 애기 왜 또 찾나 하시더니 황천이 아득하건만 혼자 불러 봅니다 ..

Presence: The Heartspeak of Indigenous Poets: Laura Da’By Laura Da' The Rumpus November 9th, 2018 As a poet, I struggle with language—the English that America force-fed down my ancestors’ throats during assimilation and the Boarding School Era. My mouth struggles to reclaim the language of my ancestors as I try to learn words in my mother tongues. I write these words whi..

British Library BoardWhat Do Our Oldest Books Say About Us?On the ineffable magic of four little manuscripts of Old English poetry. By Josephine LivingstoneNew Republic, November 7, 2018 There are four original manuscripts containing poetry in Old English—the now-defunct language of the medieval Anglo-Saxons—that have survived to the present day. No more, no less. They are:..

FeaturesHow to read Kafka: part II by John M. EllisNew Criterion, November 2018 The second in a two-part series on the writer who transformed our view of modern rationalism. In part I of this essay I suggested that most of Kafka’s stories fall into two categories. In the first, overconfidence in reason leads to breakdown when it encounters areas of life that reason can’t ma..

How to read Kafka: part Iby John M. EllisThe New Criterion October, 2018 The first in a two-part series on the writer who transformed our view of modern rationalism. Kafka’s stories are famously bizarre and mysterious, and for that reason his readers expect to get help from people who make their living by reading and commenting on literature—that is, literary critics.1 But ..

Every Day Is International Translation Day—The 2018 ITD Celebration in London By Marta DziuroszWorlds Without Borders Oct 19, 2018 International Translation Day at the Free Word Centre in London. Photo by Marta Dziurosz. Organized by English PEN, the International Translation Day celebration at the Free Word Centre occurred on September 28, 2018. International Translation Da..

[나민애의 시가 깃든 삶]〈66〉달밤 나민애 문학평론가동아일보2018-10-27 03:00수정 2018-10-27 04:02 달밤 - 이호우(1912∼1970) 낙동강 빈 나루에 달빛이 푸릅니다. 무엔지 그리운 밤 지향없이 가고파서 흐르는 금빛 노을에 배를 맡겨 봅니다. 낯 익은 풍경이되 달아래 고쳐보니 돌아올 기약없는 먼..

Why Translation Deserves Scrutiny Tim Parks NYR DailyOctober 23, 2018 Benedetto di Bindo/Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania/John G. Johnson Collection, 1917/Bridgeman ImagesDetail of Saint Jerome translating the Gospel of John, circa 1400 Is translation a discipline or a cause? A catalogue sent to me by a small American publisher begins by naming all the translators of t..

Mark Twain, by Frederick Waddy, 1872 © The Granger Collection/Alamy Mark Twain, eccentricDaniel Karlin considers the difficulties in dealing with an American classic 0 --> 0"> Daniel KarlinTLS, October 17, 2018 Mark Twain continues to bedevil the academy, if not the reading public. Like Kipling, he has been by turns reviled and revered, often for the wrong reasons; like Kipl..

Why Doesn’t Ancient Fiction Talk About Feelings? Literature’s evolution has reflected and spurred the growing complexity of society. Julie Sedivy By Julie Sedivy NAUTILUS,October 18, 2018 Reading medieval literature, it’s hard not to be impressed with how much the characters get done—as when we read about King Harold…By Julie Sedivy Reading medieval literature, it’s..