Translating political ideas

How can the study of translations help us to understand the movement of political ideas across Europe? What constitutes a faithful translation? And why should we care?

WS: ‘Translating English republicanism in the European Enlightenment’

22 June 2023, Newcastle University, Armstrong Building ARMB 1.06 This workshop addresses the significance of translation for the dissemination of English republican ideas in the European Enlightenment. The contribution of English republican ideas by thinkers such as John Milton, Marchamont Nedham, James Harrington, Edmund Ludlow and Algernon Sidney to the European Enlightenment has been a… Continue reading WS: ‘Translating English republicanism in the European Enlightenment’