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Translating Rimbaud's 'Illuminations'
Clive A. Scott
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Description for Translating Rimbaud's 'Illuminations'
Hardcover. Translating Rimbaud's Illuminations is a critique of the assumptions which currently underlie our thinking on literary translation. It offers an alternative vision; extending the parameters of literary translation by showing that such translation is itself a form of experimental creative writing. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; CFP; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 692.
Translating Rimbaud’s Illuminations is a critique of the assumptions which currently underlie our thinking on literary translation. It offers an alternative vision; extending the parameters of literary translation by showing that such translation is itself a form of experimental creative writing. It also provides a reassessment of Rimbaud’s creative impulses and specifically his prose poems, the Illuminations.
In the expanding field of translation studies, a brilliant and demanding book such as this has a valuable place. In addition, it also provides some fascinating ‘hands on’ translation work of a very practical kind. Published as a sequel ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Exeter, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780859897709
SKU
V9780859897709
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99-2
About Clive A. Scott
Clive Scott is Professor of European Literature at the University of East Anglia, and a Fellow of the British Academy. His publications over the last few years include Translating Baudelaire (University of Exeter Press, 2000); Channel Crossings: French and English Poetry in Dialogue 1550-2000 (Legenda, 2002); The Spoken Image: Photography and Language (Reaktion, 1999); The Poetics of French Verse: Studies ... Read more
Reviews for Translating Rimbaud's 'Illuminations'
‘…this bold and highly stimulating exploration of the limits of translation activity…’ ‘His passion and enthusiasm for an experimental translation which defamiliarises and destabilises make this an exciting tour de force and a significant contribution to the field of translation studies.’ (Forum for Modern Language Studies, 43, 3 July 2007) ‘…highly stimulating and challenging ... Read more