The Translator as Writer Contributor(s): Bassnett, Susan (Editor), Bush, Peter (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0826499945 ISBN-13: 9780826499943 Publisher: Continnuum-3PL OUR PRICE: $79.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: This book bridges the divide between those who study translation and those who produce translations, through essays written by well-known translators talking about their own work as creative literary practice. The book emphasises this creativity, arguing that translators are effectively writers, or rewriters who produce works that can be read and enjoyed by an entirely new audience. The aim of the book is to give a proper prominence to the role of translators and, in so doing, to move attention back to the act of translating, away from more abstract speculation about what translation might involve. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Translating & Interpreting - Literary Collections | Essays |
Dewey: 418.02 |
Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.31" W x 9.01" (0.84 lbs) 240 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Over the last two decades, interest in translation around the world has increased beyond any predictions. International bestseller lists now contain large numbers of translated works, and writers from Latin America, Africa, India and China have joined the lists of eminent, bestselling European writers and those from the global English-speaking world. Despite this, translators tend to be invisible, as are the processes they follow and the strategies they employ when translating. |