Abstract:It is the merit of Walter Benjamin to have spun a thread for what is now considered a desubjectivised theory of translation. In "Die Aufgabe des Übersetzers" (transl. "The Task of The Translator"), he advances the central thesis that all languages share one basic characteristic: slowly but steadily, they all move toward a point of convergence. To designate this point of convergence, Benjamin makes use of the elusive concept of "reine Sprache". Benjamin's tread will be taken up in this article, and it will be i… Show more
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