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Translating Translation - Walter Benjamin on the Way to Language

English · Hardback

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What is it about Walter Benjamin's «Task of the Translator»? As it is clearly seminal to Translation Studies, why is it rarely taken seriously? This book re-examines Benjamin's text in a broader context and sheds light on this question, so revealing its true potential for Translation Studies and beyond.
When examined in the light of an ontology of language and translation, Benjamin's philosophy of language displaces age-old and sterile translation theory debates and re-conceptualises translation theory. This broadens the scope of Translation Studies and allows for the relevance of Benjamin's theory. It is no longer just one theory among many within translation theory. It instead underlies and relates to all translation theories.
This book is of interest for Translation Studies as much as for Benjamin scholars.

List of contents

Ontology of language and translation - Duality in Translation Studies - Walter Benjamin and duality - Kinship of languages - Pure language of translation - Benjamin's theory of translation in practice - Benjamin and Heidegger

About the author










Veronica O¿Neill is an independent researcher and translator based in Galway, Ireland. She is particularly concerned with bringing Walter Benjamin¿s concepts of kinship and pure language of translation to life through the practice of translation of philosophical and cultural texts.

Product details

Authors Veronica O'Neill
Assisted by Piotr Stalmaszczyk (Editor)
Publisher Peter Lang
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 31.08.2018
 
EAN 9783631671061
ISBN 978-3-631-67106-1
No. of pages 190
Dimensions 148 mm x 17 mm x 210 mm
Weight 363 g
Series Studies in Philosophy of Language and Linguistics
Studies in Philosophy of Language and Linguistics
Subject Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > German linguistics / literary studies

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