German Philosophy in English Translation - Postwar Translation History Making of Contemporary Anglophone

This book traces the translation history of German philosophy, with long and well-justified layovers in Paris, proposing an innovative translation strategy toward addressing the long-standing difficulties in its translation.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. When Thought Resists Translation: The Case for Differential Translation; 2. The Supertranslatability of Metaphor in Hans Blumenberg's Translation Histories; 3. Retranslating Freud; 4.The Americanization of a French Understanding of Being German; Conclusion; Index

About the author

Spencer Hawkins is a Research Fellow in Translation Studies at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz. He publishes in Translation Studies, German Studies, and Cultural Studies, and he translates philosophically oriented books. Along with Lavinia Heller, he is co-editing a special issue of Target on migrant scholars' self-translations.

Summary

This book traces the translation history of German philosophy, with long and well-justified layovers in Paris, proposing an innovative translation strategy toward addressing the long-standing difficulties in its translation.

Product details

• Authors: Spencer Hawkins, Hawkins Spencer
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.06.2023
• EAN: 9781032391373
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3239137-3
• No. of pages: 180
• Series: Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; PHILOSOPHY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Philosophy, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Translating & Interpreting, HISTORY / Historiography, Historiography, Translation & interpretation, Literature: history & criticism, Literature: history and criticism, Translation and interpretation