Babel - Adventures in Translation

This innovative and lavishly illustrated collection of essays shows how linguistic diversity has inspired people across time and cultures to embark on adventurous journeys through the translation of texts. From papyrus fragments to Asterix cartoons, it explores how ideas have travelled via the medium of translation.

About the author

Dennis Duncan is Munby Fellow in Bibliography at the University of Cambridge.

Summary

This innovative and lavishly illustrated collection of essays shows how linguistic diversity has inspired people across time and cultures to embark on adventurous journeys through the translation of texts. From papyrus fragments to Asterix cartoons, it explores how ideas have travelled via the medium of translation.

Product details

• Authors: Dennis Duncan, Dennis (Munby Fellow in Bibliography Duncan, Dennis (University of Cambridge) Duncan, Dennis|Harrison Duncan, Stephen Harrison, Stephen (Professor of Latin Literature Harrison, Stephen (University of Oxford) Harrison, Katrin Kohl, Katrin (Professor of German Literature Kohl, Katrin (University of Oxford) Kohl, Matthew Reynolds, Matthew (Professor of English and Comparative Criticism Reynolds, Matthew (University of Oxford) Reynolds
• Publisher: The Bodleian Library
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9781851245093
• ISBN: 978-1-85124-509-3
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 252 mm x 218 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 940 g
• Illustrations: 65 Illustrations, color
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Sprachgeschichte, Übersetzungswissenschaft, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Übersetzen und Dolmetschen, Sprachwissenschaft / Sprachgeschichte