Deconstruction and Translation

by Kathleen Davis

Deconstruction and Translation explains ways in which many practical and theoretical problems of translation can be rethought in the light of insights from the French philosopher Jacques Derrida. If there is no one origin, no transcendent meaning, and thus no stable source text, we can no longer talk of translation as meaning transfer or as passive reproduction. Kathleen Davis instead refers to the translator's freedom and individual responsibility...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1900650282
• ISBN13: 9781900650281
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"