Translation/History/Culture: A Sourcebook

by Lefevere,AndrT

• ISBN13: 9780415076975
• ISBN10: 0415076978
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1992-12-22
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Translation/History/Cultureis a collection of the most important statements on the translation of literature from Roman times to the 1920s. Arranged thematically around the main topics which recur over the centuries--power, poetics, language, education--it contains many texts previously unavailable in English. As the first survey of its kind in both scope and selection,Translation/History/Cultureargues that translation commands a central position in the shaping of European literatures and cultures. It reestablishes in the reader's mind the unbroken continuity of the tradition of translation and reveals the topicality of many of the texts included. Translation/History/Culturecan therefore serve both as a textbook of translation history and as a starting point for further discussion about translation. As such, it is a valuable addition to the shelves of literary historians, theorists of literature, students and teachers ofcomparative literature and cultural studies, and scholars of translation.

Table of Contents

General Editors' Preface	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
The Role of Ideology in the Shaping of a Translation	p. 14
The Power of Patronage	p. 19
Poetics	p. 26
Universe of Discourse	p. 35
Translation, the Development of Language, and Education	p. 46
The Technique of Translating	p. 59
Central Texts and Central Cultures	p. 70
Longer Statements	p. 81
Bibliographical References	p. 172
Index	p. 175
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