Linguistic Interiority.

The Random Link feature took me to this decade-old post on Eva K. Barbarossa’s Adelphi Project, and once again I wondered what Eva’s been up to and whether she ever finished her project. I think the answer to the last question is “no,” but in the course of searching I found this post at her (archived) tumbler, and it seemed interesting enough to repost here: I’ve begun reading the Italian books in both Italian and English, as, for many authors, my Italian is good enough to read them. What a statement that is. The reality is, it may never be good enough for all the nuance, but it works, for now. My perspective is that I would have to live here for years to truly understand, but enough on that for now. One of the things that strikes me is how different the English and Italian versions are. (I should read one of the Italians in French and see how that fares.) The structure, the sound, the length of the sentences, all, quite different. The sentiments feel off to me as well, at times. I…