.png){kind=logo}
21%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Craft of Translation (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
John Biguenet
€ 31.99
€ 25.21
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Craft of Translation (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
Paperback. Editor(s): Biguenet, John; Schulte, Rainer. Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing and Publishing. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 220.
Written by some of the most distinguished literary translators working in English today, these essays offer new and uncommon insights into the understanding and craft of translation. The contributors not only describe the complexity of translating literature but also suggest the implications of the act of translation for critics, scholars, teachers, and students. The demands of translation, according to these writers, require both comprehensive scholarship in preparing to translate a text and broad creativity in recreating the text in a new language. Translation, thus, becomes a model for the most exacting reading and the most serious scholarship.
Some of ... Read more
Written by some of the most distinguished literary translators working in English today, these essays offer new and uncommon insights into the understanding and craft of translation. The contributors not only describe the complexity of translating literature but also suggest the implications of the act of translation for critics, scholars, teachers, and students. The demands of translation, according to these writers, require both comprehensive scholarship in preparing to translate a text and broad creativity in recreating the text in a new language. Translation, thus, becomes a model for the most exacting reading and the most serious scholarship.
Some of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing and Publishing
Number of Pages
170
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226048697
SKU
V9780226048697
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
Reviews for The Craft of Translation (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)