ABSTRACT
What would our lives and those of our children be like without translations of great pieces of literature such as the Bible, the Greek, Norse and Asian myths and legends— the Iliad and Odyssey, the fables of Aesop, and The Ramayana? Children continue to enjoy such classics as the Arabian Nights from the Arabic (1712), The Swiss Family Robinson from the German (1814), the Grimm's Household Stories from the German (1823), Andersen's Fairy Tales from the Danish (1846), Heidi from the German (1884) and Pinocchio from the Italian (1891). Thus, translations form a major part of our Western literary heritage.
