Program Overview

Literary Translation

Literary translation is an essential human activity, necessary and central to almost every world culture. It is a complex activity that both invites and defies the grasp of many disciplines: computer science, linguistics, philosophy, politics, economics, sociology, and cultural history, to name but a few. Students concentrating in literary translation will study the history and theory of literary translation, analyze specific cases and practical problems, and develop their own extended translation projects.

Program Facts

  • Program Type: Concentration
    • Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Contact

Literary Translation Concentration Committee, (members listed below)

Literary Translation News

Reading in Translation Blog Shines Light on Literary Translations

December 5, 2018

Oberlin’s Comparative Literature Program was recently awarded management of a nationally acclaimed resource for reviews of translated literature. Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature Stiliana Milkova serves as the blog’s managing editor.
portrait of Stiliana Milkova

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