Friday, June 17, 2016

The Phoenix: he, she, or something else entirely?

The Phoenix is feminine in Greek, masculine in Latin, masculine in French, feminine in Italian, and masculine in German.  For Tasso however, the flaming bird is both, and neither!

For more on this intriguing development in our translation adventure, see Dario Rivarossa's blog, il Tassista. Please click HERE.

"The Phoenix" by Selkis (Tiziana Grassi)

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