Goethe's color studies in a new perspective
die Farbenlehre in English
pp. 101-112
Abstrakt
It was related in antiquity that in atonement for their misdeeds the daughters of King Danaus were made to spend eternity filling a vessel with water. The bottom of the vessel was riddled with holes so that no matter how they labored their task was never accomplished. The work of the translator bears a certain resemblance to this penance of the children of Danaus: the vessel provided by the second language is often frustratingly inadequate in conveying the meanings found in the original, and this frustration may yield to a sense of despair when the fundamental impossibility of the task is realized.
Publication details
Published in:
Amrine Frederick, Zucker Francis J., Wheeler Harvey (1987) Goethe and the sciences: a reappraisal. Dordrecht, Springer.
Seiten: 101-112
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-3761-1_6
Referenz:
Miller Douglas E. (1987) „Goethe's color studies in a new perspective: die Farbenlehre in English“, In: F. Amrine, F. J. Zucker & H. Wheeler (eds.), Goethe and the sciences, Dordrecht, Springer, 101–112.