Thomas More’s Mis-translations of Lucian’s Cynic, Menippus , and Tyrannicide
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20147338 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary Pawlowski (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 47 (Number 179 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 85-101 |
| Publication date | 2010-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Moreana (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-8105 • E-ISSN: 2398-4961 |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3366/more.2010.47.1-2.7 |
| OpenAlex | W2464439377 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Thomas More plainly had the ability to render Greek carefully into Latin. However, there are some places in More’s translations of three Lucianic texts where his version departs significantly from the Greek original. This article catalogues and reviews More’s “mis-translations”, aiming to provide raw data needed to answer this question: are More’s substitutions and adjustments of Lucian’s text justifiably an attempt to render Lucian’s text as accurately as possible in Latin, or, rather, was More subtly and systematically rewriting Lucian, in some limited way, to make a point of his own
Art · Literature · Point (geometry) · Programming language · Rewriting · Classical Antiquity Studies · Computer Science · Historical and Literary Studies · Mathematics · Philosophy · Renaissance Literature and Culture
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2013 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |