The Frogs

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by Aristophanes

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I noticed that my translator is making liberal use of contemporary swearing in their translation of the play. What interpretative alternatives are there to doing this in a translation?
Albin The alternative is to try to literally translate the Ancient Greek invectives and angry interjections, such as "throw it to the crows" (ball' eis kora…moreThe alternative is to try to literally translate the Ancient Greek invectives and angry interjections, such as "throw it to the crows" (ball' eis korakas; the most common one in Aristophanes), at the risk of sounding incomprehensible. (less)
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