The Poetics of Translation: History, Theory, Practice Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Poetics of Translation: History, Theory, Practice Book

In this pioneering volume, eminent translator 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, Barnstone emphasizes that the translation contains as much imaginative originality as the source text. Using the Bible as a paradigm, he shows how authors can intentionally mistranslate for religious and political purposes. The book concludes with an aphoristic ABC of translating.Read More

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  • 0300063008
  • 9780300063004
  • W Barnstone
  • 1 May 1995
  • Yale University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 314
  • New edition
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