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The Hermes Complex: Philosophical Reflections on Translation (Perspectives on Translation) (French Edition)
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Description for The Hermes Complex: Philosophical Reflections on Translation (Perspectives on Translation) (French Edition)
Hardcover. The English translation of the winner of the Victor Barbeau Prizeand finalist of the Governor General's Literary Award. Translator(s): Folkart, Barbara. Series: Perspectives on Translation. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: CFP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 260.
When Hermes handed over to Apollo his finest invention, the lyre, in exchange for promotion to the status of messenger of the gods, he relinquished the creativity that gave life to his words. The trade-off proved frustrating: Hermes chafed under the obligation to deliver the ideas and words of others and resorted to all manner of ruses in order to assert his presence in the messages he transmitted. His theorizing descendants, too, allow their pretentions to creatorship to interfere with the actual business of reinventing originals in another language. Just as the Hermes of old delighted in leading ... Read more
When Hermes handed over to Apollo his finest invention, the lyre, in exchange for promotion to the status of messenger of the gods, he relinquished the creativity that gave life to his words. The trade-off proved frustrating: Hermes chafed under the obligation to deliver the ideas and words of others and resorted to all manner of ruses in order to assert his presence in the messages he transmitted. His theorizing descendants, too, allow their pretentions to creatorship to interfere with the actual business of reinventing originals in another language. Just as the Hermes of old delighted in leading ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Univ of Ottawa Pr
Condition
New
Series
Perspectives on Translation
Number of Pages
170
Place of Publication
Ottawa, Canada
ISBN
9780776630458
SKU
V9780776630458
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About Le Blanc
Charles Le Blanc is Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa School of Translation and Interpretation. Trained in the philosophy of Kierkegaard, he is a recognized expert on German Romanticism and the principal specialist of Georg Christoph Lichtenberg in the French-speaking world. In addition to a work on Kierkegaard's though, he has published translations of several key German romantics, including ... Read more
Reviews for The Hermes Complex: Philosophical Reflections on Translation (Perspectives on Translation) (French Edition)
"A rich and provocative book, and one that brings great rewards to the reader. The Hermes Complex features interesting and challenging ideas about translation theory, and it advances a practical approach to thinking about translation that should be of interest to philosophers and translators alike." Translation and Literature. Volume 23, Page 155-159 DOI 10.3366/tal.2014.0145, ISSN 0968-1361, Available Online.
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