Contemporary Translation Theories

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Multilingual Matters, Sep 13, 2001 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 248 pages

During the last thirty years, the field of translation has exploded with multiple new theories. Contemporary Translation Theories examines five of new approaches – the translation workshop, the science of translation, translation studies, polysystem theory, and deconstruction – all of which began in the mid -1960s and continue to be influential today.

 

Contents

Introduction
xi
The North American Translation Workshop
1
The Science of Translation
40
Early Translation Studies
73
Polysystem Theory
102
Deconstruction
141
The Future of Translation Studies
183
Bibliography
200
Index
223
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Edwin Gentzler is Director of the Translation Center and Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is co-editor (with Maria Tymoczko) of Translation and Power (Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, forthcoming) and author of numerous articles on translation theory and practice. He serves as co-editor (with Susan Bassnett) of the Topics in Translation Series for Multilingual Matters and is on the editorial board of several journals, including Metamorphoses (Amherst/Northampton), Across (Hungary), and Cadernos de Tradução (Brazil).

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