Translation and Religion - Holy Untranslatable?

Informationen zum Autor Lynne Long teaches Translation Studies at the University of Warwick, UK. She has published on Bible translation and on Translation History and continues to research in both these areas as well as in the field of Drama Translation. She is involved with American Bible Society projects, with the Arts and Humanities Research programme Translation and Translation Theories East and West at the Centre for Asian and African Literatures and is a member of the ACUME European research project in Cultural Memory based in Bologna. Klappentext This book addresses the methods and motives for translating the central texts of the world's religions and investigates a range of translation challenges specific to the unique nature of these writings. Translation theory underpins the methodology for the analysis of various scriptures and examines important and sensitive issues of translation. Zusammenfassung This book addresses the methods and motives for translating the central texts of the world’s religions and investigates a range of translation challenges specific to the unique nature of these writings. Translation theory underpins the methodology for the analysis of various scriptures and examines important and sensitive issues of translation.

Détails du produit

• Collaboration: Lynne Long (Editeur), Lynne (University of Warwick) Long (Editeur)
• Edition: Multilingual Matters
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.06.2005
• EAN: 9781853598166
• ISBN: 978-1-85359-816-6
• Pages: 244
• Thèmes: Topics in Translation; Topics in Translation
• Catégorie: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Autres langues / Autres littératures