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.

Info autore

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

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: 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
• Editore: The Bodleian Library
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9781851245093
• ISBN: 978-1-85124-509-3
• Pagine: 176
• Dimensioni: 252 mm x 218 mm x 18 mm
• Peso: 940 g
• Illustrazioni: 65 Illustrations, color
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata; Sprachgeschichte, Übersetzungswissenschaft, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Übersetzen und Dolmetschen, Sprachwissenschaft / Sprachgeschichte