Abstract
On Basis of a single essay on poetry translation theory, originally intended as a preface to a Baudelaire translation, Walter Benjamin has become influential within Western tradition of translation theories. In this powerful essay titled the Task of Translator,” Benjamin strikingly conceptualizes poetry translation through a striking set of metaphors and imagery veering away from all essentialist ideals on poetry translation. A poetic element overwhelms essay brilliantly making it truly romantic yet revolutionary in intent. This paper is a retrospective attempt to trace beautiful secrets of essay's poetic brilliance. It is an attempt to analyze extremely important role of those metaphors in relaying and interpreting revolutionary views of Benjamin on poetry translation. Further, it explores how Benjamin’s insightful essay bravely challenged existing translation theories of his time that only preached precision, exactness and fidelity to letter imparting much inspiration and power to devotees of poetry translation.
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