Contemporary Translation Theories

Author : Edwin Gentzler
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 9781853595134
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Translation Theories written by Edwin Gentzler and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This revised second edition productively updates each of the approaches, incorporating the latest research, and adds a new conclusion addressing the future of translation studies. Offering new insights into the nature of translation, language, and cross-cultural communication, the book will interest students and specialists in translation, linguistics, literary theory, philosophy of language, and cultural studies."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Anthony Pym
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317934318
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exploring Translation Theories written by Anthony Pym and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-27 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring Translation Theories presents a comprehensive analysis of the core contemporary paradigms of Western translation theory. The book covers theories of equivalence, purpose, description, uncertainty, localization, and cultural translation. This second edition adds coverage on new translation technologies, volunteer translators, non-lineal logic, mediation, Asian languages, and research on translators’ cognitive processes. Readers are encouraged to explore the various theories and consider their strengths, weaknesses, and implications for translation practice. The book concludes with a survey of the way translation is used as a model in postmodern cultural studies and sociologies, extending its scope beyond traditional Western notions. Features in each chapter include: An introduction outlining the main points, key concepts and illustrative examples. Examples drawn from a range of languages, although knowledge of no language other than English is assumed. Discussion points and suggested classroom activities. A chapter summary. This comprehensive and engaging book is ideal both for self-study and as a textbook for Translation theory courses within Translation Studies, Comparative Literature and Applied Linguistics.

Author : Edwin Gentzler
Publisher : Multilingual Matters Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781847695635
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Translation Theories written by Edwin Gentzler and published by Multilingual Matters Limited. This book was released on 2001 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Roberto A. Valdeon
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429687729
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Approaches to Translation Theory and Practice written by Roberto A. Valdeon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-06-29 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gathers together for the first time the editors of some of the most prestigious Translation Studies journals, and serves as a showcase of the academic and geographical diversity of the discipline. The collection includes a discussion on the intralinguistic translation of Romeo and Juliet; thoughts on the concepts of adaptation, imitation and pastiche with regards to Japanese manga; reflections on the status of the source and target texts; a study on the translation and circulation of Inuit-Canadian literature; and a discussion on the role of translation in Latin America. It also contains two chapters on journalistic translation – linguistic approaches to English-Hungarian news translation, and a study of an independent news outlet; one chapter on court interpreting in the US and a final chapter on audio-description. The book was originally published as a special issue in 2017 to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of Perspectives: Studies in Translation Theory and Practice.

Author : Kathleen Davis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131764221X
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Deconstruction and Translation written by Kathleen Davis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-22 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deconstruction and Translation explains ways in which many practical and theoretical problems of translation can be rethought in the light of insights from the French philosopher Jacques Derrida. If there is no one origin, no transcendent meaning, and thus no stable source text, we can no longer talk of translation as meaning transfer or as passive reproduction. Kathleen Davis instead refers to the translator's freedom and individual responsibility. Her survey of this complex field begins from an analysis of the proper name as a model for the problem of signification and explains revised concepts of limits, singularity, generality, definitions of text, writing, iterability, meaning and intention. The implications for translation theory are then elaborated, complicating the desire for translatability and incorporating sharp critique of linguistic and communicative approaches to translation. The practical import of this approach is shown in analyses of the ways Derrida has been translated into English. In all, the text offers orientation and guidance through some of the most conceptually demanding and rewarding fields of contemporary translation theory.

Author : Susan Bassnett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134754981
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Postcolonial Translation written by Susan Bassnett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This outstanding collection brings together eminent contributors (from Britain, the US, Brazil, India and Canada) to examine crucial interconnections between postcolonial theory and translation studies. Examining the relationships between language and power across cultural boundaries, this collection reveals the vital role of translation in redefining the meanings of culture and ethnic identity. The essay topics include: * links between centre and margins in intellectual transfer * shifts in translation practice from colonial to post-colonial societies. * translation and power relations in Indian languages * Brazilian cannibalistic theories in literary transfer.

Author : Rainer Schulte
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022618482X
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theories of Translation written by Rainer Schulte and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Douglas Robinson
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801840470
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Translator's Turn written by Douglas Robinson and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite landmark works in translation studies such as George Steiner's After Babel and Eugene Nida's The Theory and Practice of Translation, most of what passes as con-temporary "theory" on the subject has been content to remain largely within the realm of the anecdotal. Not so Douglas Robinson's ambitious book, which, despite its author's protests to the contrary, makes a bid to displace (the deconstructive term is apposite here) a gamut of earlier cogitations on the subject, reaching all the way back to Cicero, Augustine, and Jerome. Robinson himself sums up the aim of his project in this way: "I want to displace the entire rhetoric and ideology of mainstream translation theory, which ... is medieval and ecclesiastical in origin, authoritarian in intent, and denaturing and mystificatory in effect." -- from http://www.jstor.org (Sep. 12, 2014).

Author : Douglas Robinson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317642287
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Translation and Empire written by Douglas Robinson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arising from cultural anthropology in the late 1980s and early 1990s, postcolonial translation theory is based on the observation that translation has often served as an important channel of empire. Douglas Robinson begins with a general presentation of postcolonial theory, examines current theories of the power differentials that control what gets translated and how, and traces the historical development of postcolonial thought about translation. He also explores the negative and positive impact of translation in the postcolonial context, reviewing various critiques of postcolonial translation theory and providing a glossary of key words. The result is a clear and useful guide to some of the most complex and critical issues in contemporary translation studies.

Author : Edwin Gentzler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788130905181
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Translation Theories, Revised 2Nd Edi written by Edwin Gentzler and published by . This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary Translation Theories traces the growth of translation theory from its traditional roots through the recent proliferation of theories, fuelled by research in feminism, poststructural, and postcolonial investigations. Edwin Gentzler examines five 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. In this critical overview, he explores the strengths and weaknesses of each method, tracing the connections among the different schools of thought. Illustrating the importance of translation theory to the current debates in cultural studies, Gentzler raises important theoretical questions challenging assumptions of the leading translation theories. This revised second edition productively updates each of the approaches, incorporating the latest research, and adds a new conclusion addressing the future of translation studies. Offering new insights into the nature of translation, language, and cross-cultural communication, the book will interest students and specialists in translation, linguistics, literary theory, philosophy of language, and cultural studies. Contents: Introduction " The North American Translation Workshop " The Science of Translation " Early Translation Studies " Polysystem Theory " Deconstruction " The Future of Translation Studies " Bibliography " Index