Johann Fischart: The German Rabelais

April 2, 2014 - April 3, 2014 |10:30pm - 12:00am

Ella Weed Room, 2nd Floor Milbank Hall

Add to Calendar 2014-04-02 22:30:00 2014-04-03 00:00:00 Johann Fischart: The German Rabelais How does humor translate? Elsa Kammerer examines the first German translation of the works  of French comic genius François Rabelais. What challenges did Johann Fischart (1545–1591) face while translating the scatological and deeply political story of a giant called Gargantua? Elsa Kammerer is a professor in the department of French and comparative literature at the Université Lille III. This event is sponsored by the Barnard Center for Translation Studies, funded by the Mellon Foundation. This lecture will be presented in French. Information pusher@barnard.edu Ella Weed Room, 2nd Floor Milbank Hall Barnard College barnard-admin@digitalpulp.com America/New_York public
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How does humor translate? Elsa Kammerer examines the first German translation of the works  of French comic genius François Rabelais. What challenges did Johann Fischart (1545–1591) face while translating the scatological and deeply political story of a giant called Gargantua? Elsa Kammerer is a professor in the department of French and comparative literature at the Université Lille III. This event is sponsored by the Barnard Center for Translation Studies, funded by the Mellon Foundation.

This lecture will be presented in French.

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pusher@barnard.edu