Michael Cooperson: Learning Arabic Backwards
Michael Cooperson will give an online lecture on ‘Learning Arabic Backwards: Was it Absolutely Terrifying?’ at Harvard’s CMES, drawing on his experience of translating al-Hariri’s “Maqamat.”
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They cannot be imitated in English: translating the Arabic Impostures of al-Hariri (d. 1122)
In this talk in the “The Middle East in Cambridge Series”, Michael Cooperson will discuss his translation of al-Hariri’s “Impostures”.
Rebuilding that Old Tower of Babel, A Talk with Michael Cooperson
” I’d say that one does learn that medieval adab has a lot in common with Gertrude Stein, Vikram Seth, the OuLiPo, or anyone, really, who does odd things with language; and that may be a fresh and useful insight for many readers.”
Translations of 3 Maghrebi Works Longlisted for 2021 NTA Poetry Awards
utstanding Maghrebi collections have made the twelve-book longlist for the 2021 National Translation Award in Poetry.
May Releases: From Arabic Cult Classics to Dark Fiction
Three compelling May releases will be available next week.