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The Oxford History of Literary Translation in English:: Volume 4: 1790-1900
Peter France
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Description for The Oxford History of Literary Translation in English:: Volume 4: 1790-1900
Hardback. Offering a comprehensive view, this five-volume work casts a light on the history of English literature. Incorporating critical discussion of translations, it explores the changing nature and function of translation and the social and intellectual milieu of the translators. Editor(s): France, Peter; Haynes, Kenneth. Series: Oxford History of Literary Translation in English. Num Pages: 612 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; DSBF; DSC; DSG; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1002.
In the one hundred and ten years covered by volume four of The Oxford History of Literary Translation in English, what characterized translation was above all the move to encompass what Goethe called 'world literature'. This occurred, paradoxically, at a time when English literature is often seen as increasingly self-sufficient. In Europe, the culture of Germany was a new source of inspiration, as were the medieval literatures and the popular ballads of many lands, from Spain to Serbia. From the mid-century, the other literatures of the North, both ancient and modern, were extensively translated, and the last third of the ... Read more
In the one hundred and ten years covered by volume four of The Oxford History of Literary Translation in English, what characterized translation was above all the move to encompass what Goethe called 'world literature'. This occurred, paradoxically, at a time when English literature is often seen as increasingly self-sufficient. In Europe, the culture of Germany was a new source of inspiration, as were the medieval literatures and the popular ballads of many lands, from Spain to Serbia. From the mid-century, the other literatures of the North, both ancient and modern, were extensively translated, and the last third of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
612
Condition
New
Series
Oxford History of Literary Translation in English
Number of Pages
612
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199246236
SKU
V9780199246236
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About Peter France
After National Service on the Russian interpreters' course, Peter France read French and Russian at Magdalen College, Oxford (1955-8), followed by study in Grenoble and Paris and an Oxford D. Phil. on Racine in 1963. From 1963 to 1980 he taught in the School of European Studies at the newly established University of Sussex, with a visiting year at the ... Read more
Reviews for The Oxford History of Literary Translation in English:: Volume 4: 1790-1900
Magisterial...provides invaluable historical groundwork for anyone wishing to attempt a closer study of translation specificities of the nineteenth century Jeremy Munday, The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory Together with volume 3 in the series, Peter France and his team provided a comprehensive documentation of nearly two and a half centuries of translating in Great Britian. Armin Paul Frank ... Read more