Daniel Sloate
Encyclopedia
Daniel Sloate was a Canadian
translator
, poet
and playwright
.
Sloate attended the University of Western Ontario
(where he obtained an B.A.
in French
and English
) and obtained a doctorate in French literature from the Sorbonne
. He taught translation at the Translators' School in Paris
before taking a position also teaching translation at the Université de Montréal
, where he remained until his retirement in 1995.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
translator
Translation
Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. Whereas interpreting undoubtedly antedates writing, translation began only after the appearance of written literature; there exist partial translations of the Sumerian Epic of...
, poet
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
and playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
.
Sloate attended the University of Western Ontario
University of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario is a public research university located in London, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus covers of land, with the Thames River cutting through the eastern portion of the main campus. Western administers its programs through 12 different faculties and...
(where he obtained an B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in French
French literature
French literature is, generally speaking, literature written in the French language, particularly by citizens of France; it may also refer to literature written by people living in France who speak traditional languages of France other than French. Literature written in French language, by citizens...
and English
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
) and obtained a doctorate in French literature from the Sorbonne
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
. He taught translation at the Translators' School in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
before taking a position also teaching translation at the Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...
, where he remained until his retirement in 1995.
Awards and recognition
- Winner: Félix-Antoine Savard Award offered by the Translation Center, Columbia UniversityColumbia UniversityColumbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in 1991 for his translation of Selected Poems by Marie UguayMarie UguayMarie Uguay was a French Canadian poet from the province of Quebec.She was born in the former town of Ville-Émard which has now become a district of the city of Montreal.... - Nominated: 1998 Governor General's Awards1998 Governor General's AwardsThe winners of the 1998 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced by Jean-Louis Roux, Chairman, and Shirley L. Thomson, Director of the Canada Council for the Arts on November 17 in Ottawa...
, Translation (from French to English) for Aknos and Other Poems by Fulvio Caccia
Poetry
- Poems in Blue and Black (1955)
- Words in Miniature (1972)
- A Taste of Earth, A Taste of Flame (1981)
- Dead Shadows (1983)
- Of Dissonance and Shadows (2001)
- Chaque étreinte est un oubli Trad. François Peraldi (2003)
Translations
- Illuminations by Arthur RimbaudArthur RimbaudJean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud was a French poet. Born in Charleville, Ardennes, he produced his best known works while still in his late teens—Victor Hugo described him at the time as "an infant Shakespeare"—and he gave up creative writing altogether before the age of 21. As part of the decadent...
(1971), (1990) - First Secrets by Éloi de Grandmont (1983)
- On Mont-Courant by Serge Meyer (1985)
- The Passions of Mr. Desire by André Roy (1986)
- Selected Poems by Marie UguayMarie UguayMarie Uguay was a French Canadian poet from the province of Quebec.She was born in the former town of Ville-Émard which has now become a district of the city of Montreal....
(1991) - Black Diva by Jean-Paul Daoust (1991)
- The Life of Mozart by StendhalStendhalMarie-Henri Beyle , better known by his pen name Stendhal, was a 19th-century French writer. Known for his acute analysis of his characters' psychology, he is considered one of the earliest and foremost practitioners of realism in his two novels Le Rouge et le Noir and La Chartreuse de Parme...
(1994) - Interviews to Literature by Jean Royer (1996)
- Impala by Carole David (1997)
- Interviews with the Phoenix by Fulvio Caccia (1998)
- Aknos and Other Poems by Fulvio Caccia (1998)
- Blue Ashes by Jean-Paul Daoust (1999)
- Selected Poems by Fulvio Caccia (2000)
- Parallel to Life by André Roy (2001)
- A Father's Revenge by Pan Bouyoucas (with George Tombs) (2001)
- Isabelle's Notebooks by Sylvie Chaput (with Peter Vranckx) (2002)
- Republic Denied: The Loss of Canada, by Fulvio Caccia (with Domenic Cusmano) (2002)
- No End to the World: Selected Poems by Hélène Dorion (2004)
- Life in the Singular: Selected Poems by Claude Beausoleil (2004)
- The Night Will Be Insistent: Selected Poems: 1987–2000 by Denise Desautels (2006)
- I'll Always Become What's Left of Me by Guillaume Bourque (2006)
External links
- Sloate's web page at the League of Canadian PoetsLeague of Canadian PoetsThe League of Canadian Poets , a non-profit arts service organization, is the national association of professional publishing and spoken word poets in Canada...
- Sloate's web page at Guernica EditionsGuernica EditionsGuernica Editions is a Canadian independent publisher established in Montreal, Quebec, in 1978, specializing in Canadian literature, poetry and nonfiction...