The imaginary space is a significant element in any verse text, establishing a unique discursive situation between the poet and the reader. The creation of it involves a lot of riddles, hints, and specific pointing gestures, making it especially hard to translate. Is there even a way to translate the unique poetic effects of this section of the text into another language? In my research, various translations of Emily Dickinson’s poetry into German provide a source for the analysis of possible strategies of translators, among which Paul Celan is the most noticeable.

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