Part 1 Theory, practice, history: translation theory and practice; translation in context. Part 2 Olympe de Gouges (1748-1793): feminism, theatre, race -"L'esclavage des noirs"; translations of Gouges - "Reflections on Negroes", "Black Slavery, or the Happy Shipwreck", "Declaration of the Rights of Women", "Response to the American Champion"; on translating Olympe de Gouges. Part 3 Germaine de Stael (1766-1817): Stael, translation and race; translations of Stael - "Mirza, or Letters of a Traveller", "An Appeal to the Sovereigns", "Preface to the Translation", "The Spirit of Translations"; black on white - translation, race, class and power. Part 4 Claire de Duras (1777-1828): Duras, racism and class; translation of Duras - "Ourika", "Ourika"'s three versions. Appendices: French texts of translated works.
