Josephine Balmer
Biographic Data
| ID | 5146096 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Josephine Balmer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Josephine |
| FAMILY NAME | Balmer |
| SIGNATURE | BALMER J |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Finding the Jokes
This chapter explores the translation strategies required to translate Roman poet Catullus into English, exploring, in particular, the difficulties of translating long-dead jokes and humour from ancient civilizations. It asks how women translators might approach Catullus’s often violent sexual imagery, examining in particular Josephine Balmer’s Catullus: Poems of Love and Hate (2004), comparing this with versions by male translators such as John …
Uncovering a New Canon
This chapter examines further the importance of scholarship and research in classical poetry translation, with particular reference to the translation of fragmented works by Greek and Roman women poets. Through discussions of poets such as Corinna, Telesilla, Praxilla, Hedyle, and Erinna, and translations from Josephine Balmer’s Classical Women Poets (1996), as well as versions by Diane Rayor and Michael Longley, it explores the creative leaps th…
The Art of Absence
This chapter presents an overview of the difficulties of translating fragmented classical poetry, in particular Greek lyric poetry, examining the main differences between classical and contemporary poetry translation. It discusses the mythology of Sappho and considers current perceptions of ancient culture.
Finding a Place to Hide
Through a discussion of her volume, Chasing Catullus (2004), Josephine Balmer examines the varied ways in which contemporary poetry and classical translation might interact and overlap, exploring the border territory between past and present, translation and original, in the new form of ‘transgressions’. This chapter also argues that, through the use of other, ancient voices, it is possible to approach highly personal and emotive subject matter, …
Piecing Together the Fragments
Finding the Jokes
This chapter explores the translation strategies required to translate Roman poet Catullus into English, exploring, in particular, the difficulties of translating long-dead jokes and humour from ancient civilizations. It asks how women translators might approach Catullus’s often violent sexual imagery, examining in particular Josephine Balmer’s Catullus: Poems of Love and Hate (2004), comparing this with versions by male translators such as John …
Uncovering a New Canon
This chapter examines further the importance of scholarship and research in classical poetry translation, with particular reference to the translation of fragmented works by Greek and Roman women poets. Through discussions of poets such as Corinna, Telesilla, Praxilla, Hedyle, and Erinna, and translations from Josephine Balmer’s Classical Women Poets (1996), as well as versions by Diane Rayor and Michael Longley, it explores the creative leaps th…
The Art of Absence
This chapter presents an overview of the difficulties of translating fragmented classical poetry, in particular Greek lyric poetry, examining the main differences between classical and contemporary poetry translation. It discusses the mythology of Sappho and considers current perceptions of ancient culture.
Finding a Place to Hide
Through a discussion of her volume, Chasing Catullus (2004), Josephine Balmer examines the varied ways in which contemporary poetry and classical translation might interact and overlap, exploring the border territory between past and present, translation and original, in the new form of ‘transgressions’. This chapter also argues that, through the use of other, ancient voices, it is possible to approach highly personal and emotive subject matter, …
Piecing Together the Fragments
Art (4 works) · Literature (4 works) · Poetry (3 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (2 works) · Byzantine Studies and History (1 work) · Canon (1 work) · Classical poetry (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Crafts, Textile, and Design (1 work) · Diverse Musicological Studies (1 work)