The Poetics of Translation : History, Theory, Practice / Willis Barnstone.

By:

Barnstone, Willis, 1927-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Haven : Yale University Press, c1993.Description: x, 302 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

0300051891

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DDC classification:

418/.02 20

LOC classification:

P306 .B287 1993

Summary: Explores the history and theory of literary translation as an art form. Arguing that literary translation goes beyond the transfer of linguistic information, the book emphasizes that imaginative originality resides as much in the translation as in the source text.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Books	Library First Floor	P306 .B287 1993 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	12165
Books	Library First Floor	P306 .B287 1993 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	2	Available	12164

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-291) and index.

Explores the history and theory of literary translation as an art form. Arguing that literary translation goes beyond the transfer of linguistic information, the book emphasizes that imaginative originality resides as much in the translation as in the source text.

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