The Craft of Translation

by John Biguenet and Rainer Schulte

Book Overview

Written by some of the most distinguished literary translators working in English today, these essays offer new and uncommon insights into the understanding and craft of translation. The contributors not only describe the complexity of translating literature but also suggest the implications of the act of translation for critics, scholars, teachers, and students. The demands of translation, according to these writers, require both comprehensive scholarship...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226048691
• ISBN13: 9780226048697
• Release Date: August 1989
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 153 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Insightful Essays

This book is not a textbook on the craft of translation. Rather, it is a collection of essays providing specific case-studies on the subject. Very detailed examples and some incisive lines of argument. I'm not an experienced translator, nor am I trained in any of the related academic fields, but I found the essays fairly accessible. If you find the subject of translation interesting and enjoy academic essays, I highly recommend this book.

companion to Theories of Translation

This is a companion to Theories of Translation (recommended by the previous reviewer). The specific and thoughtful essays on craft are very helpful--they raise points and considerations most people do not consider until they are actually in the throes of translating.