Inter-language literary translation machinery in India is poorly institutionalized
Evidence
Because the major languages are now much more clearly demarcated in terms of individual competences, print archives, authorial œuvres and reading publics, the question of translations, back and forth, among the different Indian languages becomes at once more complex and far more pressing. This machinery of translations for the circulation of literary works within the various literary communities is poorly developed, being left in a significant degree to individual industry and preference, with little institutionalized and systematic effort. — Aijaz Ahmad, In Theory, 495
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: India lacks institutions to systematize its multilingual literary knowledges — Aijaz Ahmad, In Theory: Classes, Nations, Literatures, 1093
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