Gothicism in Postmodern Anglo-American Narratives and Media

[Otto]

That's why I've quoted that part!

The way it is said here seems to imply that Thomas Piltz had convinced 
Pynchon that the title "Gravity's Rainbow" is "somewhat meaningless" 
which of course is nonsense.

I guess they've convinced him that "Der Regenbogen der Schwerkraft" 
simply wouldn't "sound" that good (a little bit clumsy) in German as 
"Die Enden der Parabel" does.

For me it is always a reminder that the translation really is a 
different text.

I wonder who's going to try "Cloud Atlas"!

Otto

rich wrote:

>i suppose Pynchon approved it seeing as he is pretty involved with
>translations of his work one could say?
>
>rich
>
>On 8/19/05, Otto <ottosell at yahoo.de> wrote:
>  
>
>>Gothicism in Postmodern Anglo-American Narratives and Media
>>Hans Ulrich Mohr (Dresden)
>>
>>. The (adequate) German translation of
>>the book (publ. by Rowohlt Publ.) bears the florid title /Die Enden der
>>Parabel/ ('the ends of the parable/ parabola') because the translator
>>(as he admitted to me (H.U.M.) found Pynchon's title somewhat meaningless.
>>http://webdoc.gwdg.de/edoc/ia/eese/artic97/mohr/4_97.html
>>

	

	
		
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