Reflections on Translation / / Susan Bassnett.
This collection of essays brings together a decade of writings on translation by leading international translation studies expert, Susan Bassnett. The essays cover a range of topics and will be useful to anyone with an interest in how different cultures communicate. Bassnett draws upon her personal...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2011] ©2011 |
| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Topics in Translation
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Language and Identity
- 2. Original Sin
- 3. Theory and Practice: The Old Dilemma
- 4. Dangerous Translations
- 5. How Modern Should Translations Be?
- 6. Status Anxiety
- 7. Under the Influence
- 8. Reference Point
- 9. Translation or Adaptation?
- 10. Translating Style
- 11. Telling Tales
- 12. Pride and Prejudices
- 13. Turning the Page
- 14. Poetry in Motion
- 15. When Translation Goes Horribly Wrong
- 16. Living Languages
- 17. All in the Mind
- 18. More than Words
- 19. Just What Did You Call Me?
- 20. Lost in Translation
- 21. Good Rhyme and Reason
- 22. Women’s Work
- 23. Plays for Today
- 24. Between the Lines
- 25. Playing on Words
- 26. Pleasures of Rereading
- 27. On the Case
- 28. Gained in Translation
- 29. Layers of Meaning
- 30. The Value of Comparing Translations
- 31. Where the Fun Comes In
- 32. Translators Making the News
- 33. What Exactly Did Saddam Say?
- 34. Native Strengths
- 35. What’s in a Name?
- 36. Food for Thought
- 37. Family Matters
- 38. Rethinking Theory and Practice
- 39. The Power of Poetry
- Select Bibliography