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EPISODE · Aug 7, 2021 · 49 MIN

“It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time”: Mark Walker on Translating the Hobbit into Latin

from Ear Read This · host Ash Caton

S3E52 Ash is joined once again by Mark Walker, who has written the first English verse translation of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Life of Merlin. Tune in for a conversation about the process of translation, eccentricity and the Latin Hobbit.  Check out Mark's translation and other publications here:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mark-Walker/e/B002BODMEY/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1 And check out our Patreon page here:  Ear Read This is creating Podcasts | Patreon Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound.  @earreadthis [email protected] facebook.com/earreadthis  

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