Experiences in translation
By: Umberto Eco ; translated by Alastair McEwen.
Series: Toronto Italian studies; Goggio publications series
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 135
Subjects: Eco, Umberto -- Translations; Translating and interpreting
Description: "Translation is not about comparing two languages, Umberto Eco argues, but about the interpretation of a text in two different languages.".

"In this book he draws on his substantial practical experience to identify and discuss some central problems of translation. As he demonstrates, a translation can express an evident deep sense of a text even when violating both lexical and referential faithfulness. Depicting translation as a semiotic task, he uses a wide range of source materials as illustration: the translations of his own and other novels, translations of the dialogue of American films into Italian, and various versions of the Bible.

In the second part of his study he deals with translation theories proposed by Jakobson, Steiner, Peirce, and others." "Overall, Eco identifies the different types of interpretive acts that count as translation. A new typology emerges, based on his insistence on a common-sense approach and the necessity of taking a critical stance."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Based on lectures presented Oct. 7, 9 & 13, 1998, at the Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto.

Includes bibliographical references.