..., another Ashkenazi literary tradition arising from the centuries-old Jewish practice of explaining every word of the holy text through a Yiddish equivalent was the literal translation of the Bible known as taytsh-khumesh. Examples of these biblical translations were those written by Joseph...

...Chapter Three discusses missionary translations of geology works in the nineteenth century. In the act of translation, geology became further entangled with the role of science in imperialism and the wealth and power of the West. Nineteenth century missionary translations of science in the treaty...

...John Dryden's translations, including those of Ovid and Juvenal, his own versions of Persius, the complete works of Virgil, and the Fables, allowed him to explore and extend poetic subjectivity as well as combine other voices with his own. Aside from leaving his mark on the poetry, drama, satire...

...Anne Dacier, arguably the foremost classical scholar of her generation, produced a series of annotated translations of Greek and Latin literature for the Delphin series. Among her works were a prose translation of the Iliad in 1712 and the Odyssey in 1716. Dacier...