The Poetics of Translation: History, Theory, Practice

by Willis Barnstone

Book Overview

In a lucid, pioneering volume, Willis Barnstone explores the history and theory of literary translation as an art form. Arguing that literary translation goes beyond the transfer of linguistic information, he emphasizes that imaginative originality resides as much in the translation as in the source text-a view that skews conventional ideas of artistic primacy. Barnstone begins by dealing with general issues of literalness, fidelity, and originality:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300063008
• ISBN13: 9780300063004
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"