Affiliation:
1. National Institute of Advanced Studies
Abstract
Abstract
This paper addresses the unique challenges a translator would have when translating a text from a postcolonial
country, especially one that has significance amongst the language speakers, such as Cilapattikaram. This paper compares three
English translations of Cilapattikaram, a centuries-old Tamil poem that has an undeniable significance among the Tamil-speaking
population. By analyzing three English translations of Cilapattikaram, done in the 1930s, 1960s, and 1990s, respectively, the
paper examines how translation situated in the political space of decolonization and regional identity affects the text for a
better understanding of the dilemmas of the translator and the effect of translation has on the meanings of the text.
Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Subject
Linguistics and Language,Communication,Language and Linguistics
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