
The Translator's Invisibility
A History of Translation
Lawrence Venuti(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 19. March 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
324 pages
978-0-415-39455-0 (ISBN)
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Description
Since publication over ten years ago, The Translator's Invisibility has provoked debate and controversy within the field of translation and become a classic text. Providing a fascinating account of the history of translation from the seventeenth century to the present day, Venuti shows how fluency prevailed over other translation strategies to shape the canon of foreign literatures in English and investigates the cultural consequences of the receptor values which were simultaneously inscribed and masked in foreign texts during this period. The author locates alternative translation theories and practices in British, American and European cultures which aim to communicate linguistic and cultural differences instead of removing them.
Reissued with a new introduction as part of the Routledge Translation Classics series, The Translator's Invisibility is essential reading for students of translation studies at all levels.
Reissued with a new introduction as part of the Routledge Translation Classics series, The Translator's Invisibility is essential reading for students of translation studies at all levels.
Reviews / Votes
"One of today's premier translation theorists, Venuti (Temple Univ.) focuses his translation-theory lens on globalization...An engaging and valuable investigation into the trends and mechanics of translation." -- C.M. DiFranco, ChoicePraise for the first edition:
'Starting with the English translations of Catullus and concluding with the translations created by Robert Lowell and Zukofsky, Venuti tries to show how the theory and practice of translating literary works has been enacted throughout the centuries.' - World Literature Today
' ... Lawrence Venuti's prose is generally natural, idiomatic and precise. Fluent, even.' - Times Literary Supplement
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Edition
2nd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
508 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-39455-0 (9780415394550)
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Content
Introduction
1. Invisibility
2. Canon
3. Nation
4. Dissidence
5. Margin
6. Simpatico
7. Call to Action
1. Invisibility
2. Canon
3. Nation
4. Dissidence
5. Margin
6. Simpatico
7. Call to Action