The Hermes Complex

Charles Le Blanc

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• When Hermes handed over to Apollo his finest invention, the lyre, in exchange for promotion to the status of messenger of the gods, he relinquished th... Lees meer

Voice and Versification in Translating Poems

James Underhill

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• Great poets like Shelley and Goethe have made the claim that translating poems is impossible. And yet, poems are translated; not only that, but the me... Lees meer

Translation and Gender

Luise Von Flotow

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• Translation and Gender places recent work in translation against the background of the women's movement and its critique of "patriarchal" language. It... Lees meer

Interpreters as Diplomats

Ruth Roland

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• This book looks at the role played throughout history by translators and interpreters in international relations. It considers how political linguisti... Lees meer

Interpreting the Tokyo War Crimes Trial

Kayoko Takeda

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• In order to ensure its absolute authority, the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal (1946-1948), the Japanese counterpart of the Nuremberg Trial, adopted a three... Lees meer

Lexicography, Terminology, and Translation

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• This volume in honour of Ingrid Meyer is a tribute to her work in the interrelated fields of lexicography, terminology and translation. One key thing ... Lees meer

The Politics of Translation in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance

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• The articles in this collection focus on politics in the widest sense and its influence and visibility in translations from the early Middle Ages to t... Lees meer

Worlding SEI Shônagon

Valerie Henitiuk

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• The Makura no Sôshi, or The Pillow Book as it is generally known in English, is a collection of personal reflections and anecdotes about life in the J... Lees meer

Charting the Future of Translation History

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• Over the last 30 years there has been a substantial increase in the study of the history of translation. Both well-known and lesser-known specialists ... Lees meer

Translating Women

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• Translating Women explores women in translation in many contexts, whether they are translators, authors, or characters. Together the contributors show... Lees meer

Translating Canada

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• In the last thirty years of the twentieth century, Canadian federal governments offered varying degrees of support for literary and other artistic end... Lees meer

Translation Quality Assessment

Malcolm Williams

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• Outlining an original, discourse-based model for translation quality assessment that goes beyond conventional microtextual error analysis, Malcolm Wil... Lees meer

Voice and Versification in Translating Poems

James W Underhill

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• Great poets like Shelley and Goethe have made the claim that translating poems is impossible. And yet, poems are translated; not only that, but the me... Lees meer