Contemporary Translation Theories / Edition 2

by Edwin Gentzler

Overview

During the last thirty years, the field of translation has exploded with multiple new theories. Contemporary Translation Theories examines five of new approaches – the translation workshop, the science of translation, translation studies, polysystem theory, and deconstruction – all of which began in the mid -1960s and continue to be influential today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781853595134
Publisher:	Multilingual Matters Ltd.
Publication date:	09/13/2001
Series:	Topics in Translation , #21
Edition description:	2nd Edition
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	5.85(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Edwin Gentzler is Director of the Translation Center and Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is co-editor (with Maria Tymoczko) of Translation and Power (Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, forthcoming) and author of numerous articles on translation theory and practice. He serves as co-editor (with Susan Bassnett) of the Topics in Translation Series for Multilingual Matters and is on the editorial board of several journals, including Metamorphoses (Amherst/Northampton), Across (Hungary), and Cadernos de Tradução (Brazil).

Table of Contents

Editor’s Preface

Preface to the First Edition

Preface to the Revised Edition

1. Introduction

2. The North American Translation Workshop

3. The ‘Science’ of Translation

4. Early Translation Studies

5. Polysystem Theory

6. Deconstruction

7. The Future of Translation Studies

Bibliography

Index