Postcolonial Translation, 1st Edition
Theory and Practice
$293.40
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
10 December 1998
Summary
This outstanding collection brings together eminent contributors to examine some crucial interconnections between postcolonial theory and translation studies. As English becomes an increasingly global language, so more people become multilingual and translation becomes a crucial communicative activity. The essays in this book, by contributors from Britain, the US, Brazil, India and Canada, explore new perspectives on translation in relation to post-colonial societies. The essay topics includ…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780415147446 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0415147441 |
| Author: | Susan Bassnett, Harish Trivedi |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 10 December 1998 |
| Weight: | 385g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 138mm |
| Series: | Translation Studies |
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Critics Review
‘Bassnett and Trivedi have put together a manual for the advanced student, a collection of essays of a consistently high standard geared towards adult learners taking a Masters or a doctorate in Translation Studies. But it will be equally relevant to those concerned with issues of post-colonialism and cultural history, as well as the specific authors and their (translated) works whose oeuvre is under consideration in the different chapters.’ - Pat Odber de Baubeta, In Other Words
About The Author
Susan Bassnett
Susan Bassnett is Professor at the Centre for British and Comparative Cultural Studies, University of Warwick. She has published extensively in the fields of Translation Studies and Comparative Literature. She is author of Translation Studies (Routledge 1991) and of Studying British Cultures (Routledge 1997).
Harish Trivedi is Professor of English at the University of Delhi. He is author of Colonial Transactions: English Literature and India, and co-editor of Interrogating Post-colonialism. He has also published English translations of Hindi poetry and short fiction.
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