Writing between the Lines
Subtitle: Portraits of Canadian Anglophone Translators
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Published: March 3, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780889204928
Subjects: Translation & interpretation; History; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; History: World; Translating & Interpreting; Language Arts & Disciplines / Translating & Interpreting; Canada - General; Reference; 20th century; Biography; Canada; Canadian literature (French); History and criticism; Translating and interpreting; Translations into English; Translators
Description: 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. 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 anglophone translators, it makes a major contribution in the areas of literary translation, comparative literature, Canadian literature, and cultural studies.