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Faithful Translators
Jaime Goodrich
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Description for Faithful Translators
Paperback. Based on the author's thesis (PhD)--Boston College, 2008. Series: Rethinking the Early Modern. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFP; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
With Faithful Translators Jaime Goodrich offers the first in-depth examination of women’s devotional translations and of religious translations in general within early modern England. Placing female translators such as Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of Pembroke, alongside their male counterparts, such as Sir Thomas More and Sir Philip Sidney, Goodrich argues that both male and female translators constructed authorial poses that allowed their works to serve four distinct cultural functions: creating privacy, spreading propaganda, providing counsel, and representing religious groups. Ultimately, Faithful Translators calls for a reconsideration of the apparent simplicity of ""faithful"" translations and aims to ... Read more
With Faithful Translators Jaime Goodrich offers the first in-depth examination of women’s devotional translations and of religious translations in general within early modern England. Placing female translators such as Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of Pembroke, alongside their male counterparts, such as Sir Thomas More and Sir Philip Sidney, Goodrich argues that both male and female translators constructed authorial poses that allowed their works to serve four distinct cultural functions: creating privacy, spreading propaganda, providing counsel, and representing religious groups. Ultimately, Faithful Translators calls for a reconsideration of the apparent simplicity of ""faithful"" translations and aims to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Rethinking the Early Modern
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810129382
SKU
V9780810129382
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About Jaime Goodrich
Jamie Goodrich is an Assistant Professor of English at Wayne State University, USA.
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