Theories of Translation: An Anthology of Essays from Dryden to Derrida

Book Overview

Spanning the centuries, from the seventeenth to the twentieth, and ranging across cultures, from England to Mexico, this collection gathers together important statements on the function and feasibility of literary translation. The essays provide an overview of the historical evolution in thinking about translation and offer strong individual opinions by prominent contemporary theorists.

Most of the twenty-one pieces appear in translation, some here in English for the first time and many difficult to find elsewhere. Selections include writings by Scheiermacher, Nietzsche, Ortega, Benjamin, Pound, Jakobson, Paz, Riffaterre, Derrida, and others.

A fine companion to The Craft of Translation, this volume will be a valuable resource for all those who translate, those who teach translation theory and practice, and those interested in questions of language philosophy and literary theory.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226048713
• ISBN13: 9780226048710
• Release Date: April 1992
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Extraodinary!

I found this text thourough, quotable, rich and exciting. I find it appealing not only because of the famous names talking about translation: Bejamin, Paz, Derrida, Goethe, etc... but also because it covers different historical views on translating - from the 1600 up to date. A great companion to another great translation anothology: "The Translation Studies Reader".