Women and Early Modern Cultures of Translation - Beyond the Female Tradition

A fresh perspective on women translators in the early modern period, with particular focus on the relatively underexplored culture of translation in Germany.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: Perceptions of Translation


• 2: Conditions for Translation


• 3: Fields of Translation


• 4: Methods of Translation


• 5: Modes of Translation


• Conclusion


• Appendix: Translations by women in the German states, 1500-1690

About the author

Hilary Brown is Senior Lecturer in Translation Studies at the University of Birmingham. Prior to joining the University of Birmingham, she was Lecturer in German at Swansea University (2005-2011). Dr Brown has published widely on the cultural history of translation in the period 1500-1800, including a monograph on the neglected translations of Germany's first prominent woman of letters, Luise Gottsched the Translator (Camden House, 2012). This current book project on Women and Early Modern Cultures of Translation was funded by a Humboldt Fellowship for Experienced Researchers from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

Summary

A fresh perspective on women translators in the early modern period, with particular focus on the relatively underexplored culture of translation in Germany.

Product details

• Authors: Brown, Hilary Brown, Hilary (Senior Lecturer in Translation Stud Brown
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780192844347
• ISBN: 978-0-19-284434-7
• No. of pages: 314
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Feminist, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers