Writing between the Lines
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Writing between the Lines

Portraits of Canadian Anglophone Translators

  1. 318 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Writing between the Lines

Portraits of Canadian Anglophone Translators

About this book

The essays in Writing between the Lines explore the lives of twelve of Canada's most eminent anglophone literary translators, and delve into how these individuals have contributed to the valuable process of literary exchange between francophone and anglophone literatures in Canada.

Through individual portraits, this book traces the events and life experiences that have led W.H. Blake, John Glassco, Philip Stratford, Joyce Marshall, Patricia Claxton, Doug Jones, Sheila Fischman, Ray Ellenwood, Barbara Godard, Susanne de Lotbinire-Harwood, John Van Burek, and Linda Gaboriau into the complex world of literary translation. Each essay-portrait examines why they chose to translate and what linguistic and cultural challenges they have faced in the practice of their art. Following their relationships with authors and publishers, the translators also reveal how they have defined the goals and the process of literary translation.

Containing original, detailed biographical and bibliographical material, Writing between the Lines offers many new insights into the literary translation process, and the diverse roles of the translator as social agent. The first text on Canadian translators, it makes a major contribution in the areas of literary translation, comparative literature, Canadian literature, and cultural studies.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Introduction
  3. 1 William Hume Blake, or the Translator as Amateur Ethnologist
  4. 2 Glassco Virtuoso
  5. 3 Joyce Marshall, or the Accidental Translator
  6. 4 Philip Stratford: The Comparatist as Smuggler
  7. 5 On D.G. Jones and Translating Outside
  8. 6 Patricia Claxton: A Civil Translator
  9. 7 Sheila Fischman: The Consummate Professional
  10. 8 Transformations of Barbara Godard
  11. 9 Ray Ellenwood: The Translator as Activist
  12. 10 Susanne de Lotbinière-Harwood: Totally Between
  13. 11 John Van Burek: Bringing Tremblay to Toronto
  14. 12 Linda Gaboriau: Playing with Performance
  15. List of Contributors