Literal translation

The literal translation of the word “Enchiridion” is “the manual.” The Enchiridion was written by Epictetus who was a greek slave before becoming a philosopher. In fact, Epictetus is not his proper name. The word Epictetus translates to mean “slave” or “servant” in Greek. He taught stoic philosophy in Rome and gained many disciples. One of his disciples is named Arian of Nicomedia, who received Epictetus’ teachings and published them into eight books creating the Enchiridion. The Enchiridion…

For over two-thousand and five-hundred years the Old Testament has been accepted by many as historically accurate and inspired by God. Likewise, after the King James Version of the Holy Bible was published, it was considered by the Protestants to be the only accurate version of the Holy Bible and was infallible. The historical criticism of both the Old and New Testament began in middle 1700AD and since early 1900AD a more scientific view became established concerning the history of the texts of…

In 2010 a major box office hit was Toy Story 3. With its Pixar tile and multiple awards for animation, Toy Story 3 became an American classic. A key factor that makes Pixar films so endearing to movie patrons are its stunning and punctilious animations. Pixar tends to leave conspicuous “Easter Eggs,” or references to past and future movies, to be discovered by audiences. For example, Pizza Planet truck from the original Toy Story is referenced in every Pixar film at least once. With this, many…

Around roughly 380 BC, Plato composed arguably his most influential political work, The Republic. This dialogue stands out among Plato’s many for several reasons. First, unlike the bulk of Plato’s dialogues, The Republic is more didactic than dialectic. In the dialogue, rather than deconstructing others’ ideas and assumptions, Socrates spends most of the dialogue putting forth his own ideas pertaining to justice and the state, which was highly uncharacteristic. Second, it is Plato’s most…

INTRODUCTION Language change is created by social, political and technological issues which take an important role when language is used for communication (Beard, 2004). Languages have been modified over the years in many forms ranging from phonology, semantics, morphology, lexis, syntax and other features of language. More than 360 million people speak English as a native language (Crystal, 2006). The majority of these people live in North America, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, the…

symbol is literary device that contains several layers of meaning, often concealed at first sight, and is representative of several other aspects, concepts or traits than those that are visible in the literal translation alone. Symbol is using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning’ (Literary Devices, 2010). Symbolism is implemented in writing to add significance to the meaning of mundane, everyday objects and is used ‘to convey human feelings and ideas greater…

Like the original author, our translator keeps true to the alliteration to retain the reader at pace with the story. For someone who is novice, this is a welcome takeaway instead of being quite literal with it. “To someone who has the music of the Old English text resounding in his ear, the disadvantage of this is all those pesky little prepositions and definite articles running around, trying to pull the lines into too regular a rhythm of anapests…

The designer of this advertisement used textual support to create a positive feeling that would result in enlisting in the Marine Corps. The textual component of this advertisement stated “Go Over The Top With U.S. Marines.” While the literal translation of…

Another example used by Foster is scoliosis in Richard III. Foster states that Richard III, as a person, is “morally and spiritually twisted” (Foster 133). His scoliosis back resembles his personality – twisted. Symbolism of this matter is a literal translation and often not noticed in works. Throughout the disabilities chapters, Foster explains, “sameness doesn’t present us with metaphorical possibilities” (Foster 133), only differences, and to highlight those differences is what makes…

through Christ’s death as satisfaction, Anselm has been able to offer a significant view and meaning that many Christians today follow by providing a definition for the significance of Jesus’ death on the cross. What does Cur Deus Homo mean? The literal translation becomes “Why God became man”. This is where the Atonement…