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Born in the Blood: On Native American Translation
Brian Swann
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Description for Born in the Blood: On Native American Translation
Paperback. An anthology of essays on the translation of Native American languages and literatures. Editor(s): Swann, Brian. Series: Native Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 488 pages, 4 illustrations, 4 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 2J; CFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 666.
Since Europeans first encountered Native Americans, problems relating to language and text translation have been an issue. Translators needed to create the tools for translation, such as dictionaries, still a difficult undertaking today. Although the fact that many Native languages do not share even the same structures or classes of words as European languages has always made translation difficult, translating cultural values and perceptions into the idiom of another culture renders the process even more difficult. In Born in the Blood, noted translator and writer Brian Swann gathers some of the foremost scholars in the field of Native American translation to ... Read more
Since Europeans first encountered Native Americans, problems relating to language and text translation have been an issue. Translators needed to create the tools for translation, such as dictionaries, still a difficult undertaking today. Although the fact that many Native languages do not share even the same structures or classes of words as European languages has always made translation difficult, translating cultural values and perceptions into the idiom of another culture renders the process even more difficult. In Born in the Blood, noted translator and writer Brian Swann gathers some of the foremost scholars in the field of Native American translation to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
Series
Native Literatures of the Americas
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803267596
SKU
V9780803267596
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About Brian Swann
Brian Swann is a professor of English at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York City. His many publications include Algonquian Spirit: Contemporary Translations of the Algonquian Literatures of North America and Wearing the Morning Star: Native American Song-Poems, both available in Bison Books editions. Contributors: John Bierhorst, Julie Brittain, Lynn Burley, Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh, William ... Read more
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