The Oxford guide to literature in English translation
By: edited by Peter France.
Contributors: France, Peter, 1935-
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 656
ISBN-13: 9780198183594
Subjects: Literature -- Translations into English -- History and criticism; Translating and interpreting -- English-speaking countries
Description: "The Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation highlights the place of translation in our culture, encouraging awareness of the process of translating and the choices involved, making the translator more 'visible'. Concentrating on major writers and works, it covers translations out of many languages, from Greek to Hungarian, Korean to Turkish. For some works (e.g.

Virgil's Aeneid) which have been much translated, the discussion is historical and critical, showing how translation has evolved over the centuries and bringing out the differences between versions. Elsewhere, with less familiar literatures, the Guide examines the extent to which translation has done justice to the range of work available.".

"The Guide offers both an essential reference work for students of English and comparative literature and a stimulating overview of literary translation in English."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Theory and history; title: Theoretical issues; title: Translation studies and translation criticism / Peter France; title: Norms of translation / Theo Hermans; title: The limits of translation / Douglas Robinson; title: Linguistic perspectives on translation / Mona Baker; title: Gender in translation / Sherry Simon; title: Varieties of English / John McRae, Bill Findlay; title: Historical development; title: The Middle Ages / Roger Ellis; title: The Renaissance / Warren Boutcher; title: Neoclassicism and Enlightenment / Lawrence Venuti; title: Romanticism and the Victorian Age / Terry Hale; title: Late Victorian to the present / Anthony Pym; title: Translation in North America / Judith Weisz Woodsworth; title: Text types; title: Poetry / Daniel Weissbort; title: Theatre and opera / Susan Bassnett; title: Sacred texts / Douglas Robinson; title: Children's literature / Peter Hunt; title: Oral literature / Ruth Finnegan; title: Translated literature; title: African languages; title: East African languages; title: West African languages; title: Languages of South Africa; title: Afrikaans; title: Arabic; title: The Koran; title: The Mu 'allaqat; title: The Muqaddimah; title: The Thousand and One Nights; title: Modern literature; title: Naguib Mahfouz; title: The Bible; title: The Bible in English; title: The authorized version and English literature; title: Celtic languages; title: Early Irish/Gaelic; title: Medieval Welsh; title: Scottish Gaelic; title: Modern Irish (Gaelic); title: Modern Welsh; title: Central and East European languages; title: Armenian; title: Bulgarian; title: Czech and Slovak; title: Georgian; title: Hungarian; title: Polish poetry; title: Polish fiction; title: Polish drama; title: Romanian; title: Serbo-Croat; title: Ukrainian