Books by Willis Barnstone

Explores the history and theory of literary translation as an art form. Arguing that literary translation goes beyond the transfer of linguistic information, the book emphasizes that imaginative originality resides as much in the translation as in the source text.

A poetic meditation and collection of aphorisms on the art of literary translation by one of the most respected translators in the US. Translating literatures East and West, ancient and modern, Barnstone has proven insights to share, and does so in a light and humorous way though verse.