Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Center for the Art of Translation
- Abstract:
- The Center for the Art of Translation mss., 1994-2010, consists of editorial files, proof copies, correspondence, and other material relating primarily to the Center's publication of Two Lines, an annual bilingual anthology of international literature featuring work from approximately twenty different languages.
- Extent:
- 8 Boxes
- Language:
- Materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
Center for the Art of Translation mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
The aim of the Center for the Art of Translation, which is located in San Francisco, is to broaden cultural understanding through international literature in translation, with programs in publishing, teaching, and public events. Two Voices, a bilingual reading series, was launched in 2006 to provide a venue for important cultural dialogue and exchange and reach readers of world literature in the Bay Area and beyond. It features international authors and translators from around the world. The Center also sponsors Poetry Inside Out, a literary arts program that fosters imagination and builds students' problem solving, critical thinking, and literacy skills through the translation and composition of poetry in secondary schools. Poet, translator and editor Olivia E. Sears is President and Founder of the Center.
- Scope and Content:
The Center for the Art of Translation mss., 1994-2010, consists of editorial files, proof copies, correspondence and other material relating primarily to the Center's publication of Two Lines.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired: 2009-2011
- Processing information:
Processed by staff.
Completed in 2014
- Arrangement:
The collection is organized into the following series: I. Writings; II. Translator Information; III. Publicity; IV. Two Lines.
- Physical location:
- ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility)
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Poetry--Translating.
Literature--translating
Literature
teaching
Multimedia (Art) - Names:
- Two Voices . (San Francisco, Calif.) 2006
Poetry Inside Out (Project)
Sears, Olivia E.--Correspondence.
Center for Art in Translation.
Olivia E. Sears - Places:
- San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
Poetry
Literature and society
Art and literature
Bilingual authors
Multicultural education
Multicultural education--Activity programs
World Literature
International Literature
Global Communities
Literature in Translation
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
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- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Center for the Art of Translation mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu