Description
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: Edwin Gentzler
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Published: 09/13/2001
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.08w x 0.62d
ISBN13: 9781853595134
ISBN10: 1853595136
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics | General
- Education | Bilingual Education
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Translating & Interpreting
About the Author
Edwin Gentzler is Director of the Translation Center and Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is co-editor (with Maria Tymoczko) of Translation and Power (Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, forthcoming) and author of numerous articles on translation theory and practice. He serves as co-editor (with Susan Bassnett) of the Topics in Translation Series for Multilingual Matters and is on the editorial board of several journals, including Metamorphoses (Amherst/Northampton), Across (Hungary), and Cadernos de Tradução (Brazil).