Translation is everywhere today and is essential to allow people and cultures to communicate. Yet, this activity goes back thousands of years and it has not always assumed the same form, nor have the stakes always been the same. The history of translation, which is part and parcel of the discipline called "translation studies", makes it possible to

The Ciris is a short epic poem long attributed to Virgil. Discover the story of another Scylla than Homer's, and let yourself be moved by her story!

Despite the fact that translation plays a key role in news agencies' reporting of multilingual news, it has long been overlooked or simply ignored. This may be explained not only by journalists’ conceptions of the nature of translation, but also by the lack of contact between translation studies and communication studies.

The history of Translation Studies is full of striking comparisons used to describe bad translations. They range from the back of a tapestry to the sickly complexion of an invalid or to the image of a sinking ship – no matter what the image, these comparisons are used by translators to criticise their predecessors.