December links

December is busy and I don’t have a blog post for you this month. Instead, here are some links to interesting things:

Two essays on translation by Tim Parks:  

Gained in Translation

Why Translation Deserves Scrutiny

Katy Derbyshire asks: What Makes a Translation Great?

A review of a current production of Brecht’s Arturo Ui

Hannah Arendt on W.H. Auden

The best video I’ve seen on YouTube lately: Iain McGilchrist on the relationship between the left and right brain and why our society is so messed up.

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