The limits of translatability exemplified by metaphor translation

Source: Poetics Today, Vol. 2, No. 4, Translation Theory and Intercultural Relations (Summer - Autumn, 1981), pp. 73-87 Published by: Duke University Press Introduction Theorizing about metaphor translation Metaphor: Its types and uses Categories of metaphor Uses of metaphor Function of metaphor Modes of metaphor translation Metaphors in texts: translation problems Private (or 'poetic') metaphor Conventional metaphor Lexicalized metaphors Generalizations: laws of translatability Higher constraints on translation: translational norms Conclusion References