Translation/history/culture - A Sourcebook

Presents the most important statements on the translation of literature from Roman times to the 1920s. Topics covered: power, poetics, universe of of discourse, language, education. It contains many texts previously unavailable in English.

List of contents

Introduction 1. The role of ideology in the shaping of a translation 2. The power of patronage 3.Poetics 4.Universe of discourse 5.Translation, the development of language and education 6. The technique of translating 7. Central texts and central cultures 8. Longer statements Bibliographical references Index

About the author

André Lefevere

Summary

The most important and productive statements on the translation of literature from Roman times to the 1920s are collected in this book. Arranged thematically around the main topics which recur over the centuries - power, poetics, universe of discourse, language, education - it contains texts previously unavailable in English, and translated here for the first time from classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Latin, from French and from German. As the first survey of its kind in both scope and selection it argues that translation commands a central position in the shaping of European literatures and cultures.
^Translation/History/Culture creates a framework for further study of the history of translation in the West by tracing European historical thought about translation, and discussing the topicality of many of the texts included.

Product details

• Authors: Andre Lefevere
• Assisted by: Andre Lefevere (Editor), André Lefevere (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.04.2014
• EAN: 9781138006645
• ISBN: 978-1-138-00664-5
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Translation Studies; Translation Studies
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Literature & literary studies, Translation & interpretation, Biography, Literature and Literary studies, Translation and language interpretation