The Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation

Book Overview

This book, written by a team of experts from many countries, provides a comprehensive account of the ways in which translation has brought the major literatures of the world into English-speaking culture. Part I discusses theoretical issues and gives an overview of the history of translation into English. Part II, the bulk of the work, arranged by language of origin, offers critical discussions, with bibliographies, of the translation history of specific...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198183593
• ISBN13: 9780198183594
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 680 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"