The Age of Translation: A Commentary on Walter Benjamin's 'The Task of the Translator'

by Antoine Berman

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138886300
• ISBN13: 9781138886308
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"