The Age of Translation
A Commentary on Walter Benjamin's 'The Task of the Translator'
1st Edition
Published on 17. July 2018
226 pages
978-1-317-50248-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Age of Translation is the first English translation of Antoine Berman's commentary on Walter Benjamin's seminal essay 'The Task of the Translator'. Chantal Wright's translation includes an introduction which positions the text in relation to current developments in translation studies, and provides prefatory explanations before each section as a guide to Walter Benjamin's ideas. These include influential concepts such as the 'afterlife' of literary works, the 'kinship' of languages, and the metaphysical notion of 'pure language'. The Age of Translation is a vital read for students and scholars in the fields of translation studies, literary studies, cultural studies and philosophy.
Reviews / Votes
'This is an enormously important work for philosophy and translation studies alike. Wright's translation and commentary, erudite and unusually self-reflective, illuminate the complex epistemological questions that ground both Berman's text and his gloss of Benjamin. Wright not only presents Berman's work as foundational and eminently topical, but persuasively advances the intrinsic relevance of reflecting on translation in philosophical terms.'Michelle Bolduc, University of Exeter, UK
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1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
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ISBN-13
978-1-317-50248-7 (9781317502487)
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A Commentary on Walter Benjamin's "the Task of the Translator" = l'Aage de la Traduction: La Taache Du Traducteur de Walter Benjamin, Un Commentaire
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Persons
Chantal Wright is Associate Professor at the University of Warwick. She is the author of Literary Translation (Routledge, 2016).
Content
Acknowledgements
Translator's introduction by Chantal Wright
Some textual notes on the translation of Antoine Berman's commentary
Texts by Walter Benjamin discussed in The Age of Translation
French editor's note by Isabelle Berman
My seminars at the College by Antoine Berman
OVERTURE
Cahier 1
The metaphysics of language
Five characteristics of Benjamin's thought
Benjamin as translator
'The Task of the Translator: A prologue'
THE COMMENTARY
Cahier 2
Cahier 3
Cahier 4
Cahier 5
Cahier 6
Cahier 7
Cahier 8
Cahier 9
Cahier 10
Index
Translator's introduction by Chantal Wright
Some textual notes on the translation of Antoine Berman's commentary
Texts by Walter Benjamin discussed in The Age of Translation
French editor's note by Isabelle Berman
My seminars at the College by Antoine Berman
OVERTURE
Cahier 1
The metaphysics of language
Five characteristics of Benjamin's thought
Benjamin as translator
'The Task of the Translator: A prologue'
THE COMMENTARY
Cahier 2
Cahier 3
Cahier 4
Cahier 5
Cahier 6
Cahier 7
Cahier 8
Cahier 9
Cahier 10
Index
