Longsword

The Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko once wrote, “Translation is like a woman. If it is beautiful, it is not faithful. If it is faithful, it most certainly not beautiful.” It should come as no surprise to any reader of this quotation that Mr. Yevtushenko has been married four times--in fact, he is known in the literary world for his numerous affairs. However, despite his own personal demons, Yevtushenko makes an interesting point: literal translation is never beautiful. In translating from one…

brother got the credit in the stories while his sisters got hills in Kings Landing named after them. She was a founding mother that helped set the stage for everyone that followed her. She is the first of two known women to carry Valyrian steel, a longsword named Dark Sister and she knew how to use it as her parents had trained her with it since childhood. She was a Targaryen with typical Valyrian features not present in most people, e.g. purple eyes, platinum blond hair, dragon riding, and a…

Rachel Kuehl Prof. Nicole Mazzarella EngW 494: Senior Seminar – Imparting Vision September 29, 2014 Genre: Fiction \\ Technically Science Fiction \\ Fantasy Elements Prologue—Water Lilies Once upon a time, the whole world totally sucked. There was just a little village. With a little tavern (with only one bartender who knew jack-squat), a blacksmith, a general trader with some alchemical ingredients (that he talked about all. the. time.), a mill, and a road. The road was made of regular…