Language Arts & Disciplines : Translating & Interpreting

A lively and comprehensive introduction to the art of literary translation for readers of foreign fiction and poetry who wonder what it takes to translate, how the art of literary translation has changed over the centuries, what problems translators face in bringing foreign works into English, and how they go about solving these problems. It is based on extensive reading, on dozens of interviews with translators, and on the author's ten years of experience editing literary translations. more...

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Directed at those studying languages and those with some language capability and thinking of a career change, this guide considers the practical aspects of the translation profession and how to set up a business. more...

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The intellectual scope and cultural impact of British writers cannot be assessed without reference to their European 'fortunes'. These essays, prepared by an international team of scholars, critics and translators, record the ways in which David Hume has been translated, evaluated and emulated in different national and linguistic areas of Europe. This is the first collection of essays to consider how and where Hume's works were initially understood throughout Europe. They reflect on how early European responses to Hume relied on available French translations, and concentrated on his Political Discourses and his History, and how later German translations enabled professional philosophers to discuss his more abstract ideas. Also explored is the idea that continental readers were not able to judge the accuracy of the translations they read, nor did many consider the contexts in which Hume was writing: rather, they were intent on using what they read for their own purposes. Series Editor: Dr Elinor Shaffer FBA, Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London . Contributors . M.A. Stewart, UK. Michel Malherbe, University of Nantes, France. Manfred Kuehn, Boston University, USA. Andrew S. Skinner, University of Glasgow, UK. Paola Zanardi, University of Ferrara, Italy. Emilio Mazza, Università IULM, Italy. Tatiana V. Artemieva, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia Mikhail I. Mikeshin, St. Petersburg State University, Russia. Henrik Lagerlund, Uppasala University, Sweden. Bozena Kusnierz, Poland. Pál Ács, University of Budapest, Hungary. Josef Moural, Charles University, Czech Republic. Andreea Deciu Ritivoi, Carnegie Mellon University, USA. Mark Salber Phillips, Carleton University, Canada. Dale R. Smith, University College of the Fraser Valley, Canada. James A. Harris, University of St. Andrews, UK. John P. Wright, Central Michigan University, USA more...

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This volume brings together ten essays on the various contexts for texts that social-scientific approaches invoke. These contexts are: the cultural values that inform the writers of texts, the relationship between the text and the reader or community of readers, and the production of texts themselves as social artifacts. In the first, predominantly theoretical, section of the book, John Rogerson applies the perspective of Adorno to the reading of biblical texts; Mark Brett advocates methodological pluralism and deconstructs ethnicity in Genesis; and Gerald West explores the 'graininess' of texts. The second part contains both theory and application: Jonathan Dyck draws a 'map of ideology' for biblical critics and then applies an ideological critical analysis to Ezra 2. M. Daniel Carroll R. reexamines 'popular religion' and uses Amos as a test case; Stanley Porter considers dialect and register in the Greek of the New Testament, then applies it to Mark's Gospel. This is an original as well as wide-ranging exploration of important social-scientific issues and their application to a range of biblical materials. more...

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Thinking Russian Translation is a comprehensive practical course in translation for advanced undergraduate and first-year postgraduate students of Russian. The course aims to provide intensive exposure with a view to mastering translation from Russian into English while carefully analyzing the specific problems that arise in the translation process. Over 30 practical translation exercises, and further texts are analyzed in detail from a wide range of sources, including journalistic, medical, scholarly, legal and popular culture. A variety of translation issues are addressed, among them cultural differences, genre, Russian lexical semantics, and contemporary discourse markers. . Thinking Russian Translation is essential reading for all students seriously interested in improving their translation skills. A Tutor’s Handbook for this course, giving guidance on teaching methods and assessment, as well as specimen answers, is available in PDF format from the companion website. Further online materials, including additional practice materials and online diagnostics are also available. more...

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