“If I have rendered word for word, the result will be absurd; if I have followed my own judgment, there will be a departure from the original.” Cicero’s famous remark captures the translator’s dilemma—balancing literal accuracy with the true spirit of the original text.  Read on to see how Cicero’s approach still shapes translation today. … Continue reading How to Translate Like Cicero: Lessons in Sense-for-Sense Translation