On Translation: 5 Ways of Looking at Lope

04/03/2025 31 min Temporada 8 Episodio 5
On Translation: 5 Ways of Looking at Lope

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Soundtrack to this episodeLink to translationsTopics discussed:-Alice tackles Milton on Poetry Says-Check out my Substack here! -My episode on Ryan Wilson-My episode on Geoffrey Hill-The long and short of a long fellow-Longfellow's Dante-The Monster of Literature-Romance languages and hendecasyllabics-Faithful to which fidelity?-Translational hijinks ensue-Mosaic rhymes!Support the showBUY VERSECRAFT MERCH HERE. VISIT THE VERSECRAFT SUBSTACK HERE.Please subscribe, rate, and review! Thanks so much for listening.You can leave me a tip, support the podcast, or request a commission here! TikTok: @versecraftSend me a note at: [email protected] favorite poetry podcasts for: Sharp thoughts and cutting truths (Matthew): Sleerickets Lovely introspection and sensitive reflection (Alice): Poetry Says The landscape of Ohioan poetry (Jeremy): Poetry Spotlight Supported in part by The Ohio Poetry AssociationArt by David Anthony KlugList of the most common metrical feet: Iamb: weak-STRONG (u /)Trochee: STRONG-weak (/ u)Anapest: weak-weak-STRONG (u u /)Amphibrach: weak-STRONG-weak (u / u)Dactyl: STRONG-weak-weak (/ u u)Cretic: STRONG-weak-STRONG (/ u /)Pyrrhic: weak-weak (u u)Spondee: STRONG-STRONG (/ /)