Experiences in Translation

Informationen zum Autor Umberto Eco is Professor of Semiotics, University of Bologna. He is known worldwide as the author of The Name of the Rose, Foucault's Pendulum and A Theory of Semiotics. Klappentext 'Eco remarks at the outset that he doesn't offer a theoretical approach to translation, but a common sense approach ... Then he gives us enough theory to satisfy the most demanding readers.'-Floyd Merrell, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Purdue University Zusammenfassung In this book Umberto Eco argues that translation is not about comparing two languages! but about the interpretation of a text in two different languages! thus involving a shift between cultures.

About the author

Umberto Eco is Professor of Semiotics, University of Bologna. He is known worldwide as the author of The Name of the Rose, Foucault's Pendulum and A Theory of Semiotics.

Product details

• Authors: Umberto Eco, Umberto/ McEwen Eco, Eco Umberto
• Assisted by: Alastair Mcewen (Translation)
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 05.04.2008
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics
• EAN: 9780802096142
• ISBN: 978-0-8020-9614-2
• Pages: 112
• Dimensions (packing): 14 x 21 x 1.3 cm
• Series: Toronto Italian Studies (Paper; Toronto Italian Studies (Paper; Emilio Goggio Publications Series
• Subjects: Literaturtheorie; Semiotik und Semiologie; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Translating & Interpreting; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy