• Merlin Joseph

: The Paper “Art of Translation: Free Translation and Poetry” aims at introducing different methods of translation in detail and to suggest the most suitable method for translation for literary works. The paper consists of two main chapters. Chapter One, titled “The Theoretical Framework of Translation Studies,” analyses the major concepts and models of translation studies with particular reference to systematic translation theories. Chapter Two, titled “Relevance of Free Translation in Poetry,” primarily focuses on the central recurring theme of ‘word-for-word’ and ‘sense-for-sense’ translation. It tries to show that the concept of Liberal translation- of ‘word-for-word translation’-is an imperfect concept for the translation of poetry and asserts that Free translation is the suitable method for translation of poetry with the help of the analysis of selected translated poems such as Ayyappa Panickar’s Malayalam poem Moshanam translated into English titled “Theft” by the poet itself. Vishnu Prasad’s Malayalam poem Pidikittapulli translated into English titled “The Fugitive” by the translator C.S. Venkateswaran. Smitha Meenakshy’s Malayalam poem Kodichi translated into English titled “The Bitch” by the translators such as Anitha Varma and Rahul Kochuparambil.

free translation, liberal translation, literature, poems

"Art of Translation: Free Translation and Poetry", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.530-538, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905J78.pdf

"Art of Translation: Free Translation and Poetry", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp530-538, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905J78.pdf