The fact that translation has been valued and practiced for millennia shows of its importance in our communication.
One of the most significant moments in translation history (at least for the French) was when Charles V
The Wise (1338-1380) commissioned a translation of Aristotle’s ‘Politics’, ‘Ethics’, and ‘Economics’, which were of considerable value to the young king.
If only modern rulers had the same hunger for wisdom and knowledge that some dude over 700 years ago.
