The Manipulation of Literature (Routledge Revivals)

Studies in Literary Translation

Theo Hermans

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2014
• Topic: Literature
• eBook ISBN:
  9781317637929
• Subtopic: Literary Essays
• Index: Literature

First published in 1985, the essays in this edited collection offer a representative sample of the descriptive and systematic approach to the study of literary translation. The book is a reflection of the theoretical thinking and practical research carried out by an international group of scholars who share a common standpoint. They argue the need for a rigorous scientific approach the phenomena of translation – one of the most significant branches of Comparative Literature – and regard it as essential to link the study of particular translated texts with a broader methodological position. Considering both broadly theoretical topics and particular cases and traditions, this volume will appeal to a wide range of students and scholars across disciplines.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Introduction Translation Studies and a New Paradigm
• A Rationale for Descriptive Translation Studies
• On Describing Translations
• Second Thoughts on Translation Criticism A Model of its Analytic Function
• How Distinct are Formal and Dynamic Equivalence?
• Ways Through the Labyrinth Strategies and Methods for Translating Theatre Texts
• Images of Translation Metaphor and Imagery in the Renaissance Discourse on Translation
• Translation and Literary Genre The European Picaresque Novel in the 17th and 18th Centuries
• Translated Literature in France, 1800–1850
• The Survival of Myth: Mandel’shtam’s “Word” and Translation
• The Response to Translated Literature: A Sad Example
• Why Waste Our Time on Rewrites? The Trouble with Interpretation and the Role of Rewriting in an Alternative Paradigm
• General Bibliography
• Contributors