The Translator as Mediator of Cultures

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-90-272-2834-5
Verlag: John Benjamins Publishing Company

Buch, Englisch, Band 3, 201 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 540 g

Reihe: Studies in World Language Problems

If it is bilingualism that transfers information and ideas from culture to culture, it is the translator who systematizes and generalizes this process. The translator serves as a mediator of cultures. In this collection of essays, based on a conference held at the University of Hartford, a group of individuals – professional translators, linguists, and literary scholars – exchange their views on translation and its power to influence literary traditions and to shape cultural and economic identities. The authors explore the implications of their views on the theory and craft of translation, both written and oral, in an era of unsettling globalizing forces.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tonkin, Humphrey

Frank, Maria Esposito

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Übersetzungswissenschaft, Translatologie, Dolmetschen
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Übersetzung, Editionstechnik