Susan bassnett is professor of comparative literature in the centre for translation and comparative cultural studies at the university of warwick, which she founded in the 1980s. As important representatives of cultural approach in translation studies, bassnett and lefevere attached great importance to the role of culture in translation, the social background, the influence that cultural tradition imposed on translation, the subjectivity of translators and researching shift from linguistic to culture, thus improving the literariness of translated texts. The translation studies reader is the definitive reader for the study of this dynamic. She is a professor of comparative literature at the university of warwick, and also a. When susan bassnett s translation studies appeared in the new accents series, it quickly became the one introduction every student and interested reader had to own. Susan bassnett is professor in the centre for british and comparative cultural studies at the university of warwick. Theorising translation with susan bassnett asymptote. Introduction according to bassnett 2002, translation deals with a whole set of extralinguistic criteria. With over twenty titles under her belt, susan bassnett can be aptly described as the reigning queen of translation studies. This 4th edition remains essential reading for anyone new to the field and has been updated to include the cultural turn in translation studies, translation and power, postcolonial translation, skopos theory, translation and new technology, the translational turn, translation studies in the chinese and indian contexts, and translating for the theatre. Translation, history, and culture edited by susan bassnett. Translation isbn 9780415435628 pdf epub susan bassnett.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Towards an ethics of difference 1998, all published by. Translation, history and culture by susan bassnettmcguire, 9780861871001, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Leading translation theorist susan bassnett traces the history of translation, examining the ways translation is currently utilized as a burgeoning interdisciplinary activity and extending her. Culture specific items csis, equivalence, translation strategy 1.
Out of her oeuvre, books like translation studies 2002 have become indispensable texts for translation courses all over the world. Translation studies 4th edition susan bassnett terence. Translation studies, 3rd ed bassnett, susan routledge. Translation studies susan bassnettmcguire national. A critical introduction and, together with andre lefevere, translation, history and culture. From 1990 to 2000, few essays and thesis had been published, which was a low ebb.
Translation as a blending of cultures 3 if swifts gullivers travels were to be translated as a straight adventure tale, or one of shakespeares tragedies, hamlet, for example, were rendered simply as a tragic story. Professor bassnett tackles the crucial problems of translation and offers a history of translation theory, beginning with the ancient romans and encompassing key twentiethcentury. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Susan bassnett 25 3 translation practices and the circulation of cultural capital. This guide presents readers with an accessible and engaging introduction to the valuable position translation holds within literature and society. Here you can find all of our electronic books and journals, for purchase and download or subscriber access. Oct 31, 20 susan bassnett is professor of comparative literature at the university of warwick. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Hervey and higgins 1992 state in the process of translation proper or correct translation, that the translator bridges the cultural gap. Bassnett lefevere translation history and culture pdf introduction.
As important representatives of cultural approach in translation studies, bassnett and lefevereattached gre at importance to the role of culture in translation, the so. This paper will present a brief introduction of the history of translation studies, analyzing the social causes of culture turn and especially discuss the series shifts lefevete by culture turn in status of translated texts and translators, and the methods of translation analysis. She has published extensively on translation, and her best known books include reflections on translation 2011, constructing cultures written with andre lefevere 1996 and postcolonial translation coedited with harish trivedi 1999. A history of translation 1995, the scandals of translation. Then he discusses the history of translation, using as his paradigm the most translated book in the world, the bible, tracing it from its original hebrew and greek to jeromes latin and the. Welcome to econtent platform of john benjamins publishing company.
When susan bassnett s translation studies appeared in the new accents series, it quickly became the essential introduction to this new subject. The postcolonial turn in literary translation studies. As important representatives of cultural approach in translation studies, bassnett and lefevere attached great importance to the role of culture in translation, the social background, the influence that cultural tradition imposed on translation, the subjectivity of translators and researching shift from linguistic to culture, thus improving the. Translation 1st edition susan bassnett routledge book. Her books include translation studies, comparative literature. The translator as writer bridges the divide between those who study translation and those who produce translations, through essays written by wellknown translators talking about their own work as distinctive creative literary practice. The translation studies reader the translation studies reader is the definitive reader for the study of this dynamic interdisciplinary field.
Translation studies 3rd edition by susan bassnett, 2002. New york wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. September 9 translation theory before the 20th century translation in the ancient world and the middle ages readings. When susan bassnetts translation studies appeared in the new accents series, it quickly became the one introduction every student and interested reader had to own. Providing an introduction to translation studies, this book. Susan bassnett has done as much as anyone to help establish translation as a rewarding subject of academic. Further reflections on translation and theatre susan. She is joint editor of the topics in translation series. Analysis of culturespecific items and translation strategies. In fact, man is a receiver and sender of messages who assembles and distributes information greimas, 1970. Some aeneids in english andri lefevere 41 4 transplanting the seed. Translation studies isbn 9780415506700 pdf epub susan. Susan bassnett tackles the crucial problems of translation and offers a history of translation theory, beginning with the ancient romans and encompassing key twentiethcentury structuralist work.
This varied collection of essays represents the differing strands of work currently being undertaken in the exciting new field of translation studies and reflects a shift of emphasis away from a more descriptive form of translation towards the idea that translation occupies a seminal position in the devlopment of culture. The culture turn of translation studies was initially put forward bassnett and lefevere by 1990 cultural approach in 1990. The book emphasises this creativity, arguing that translators are effectively writers, or rewriters who. Poetry and translation susan bassnett 57 5 the gates of analogy. Referring to the statistics, there were 203 essays and thesis uploaded on the website with the search of susan bassnett and translation. Susan bassnett is professor of comparative literature at the university of warwick. Translation, history, and culture edited by susan bassnett and andre lefevere.
A brief introduction of susan bassnett cultural studies essay. Constructing cultures by susan bassnett, andre lefevere. Andre lefevere was an obvious choice as a speaker at a colloquium centred on crucial questions in a discipline he played such an important part in establishing, as a. Reflections on translation by susan bassnett multilingual.
The essays include both diverse theoretical approaches and practical case studies, and a wide range of topics are covered, including the history of translation in scotland, the problems of translating chinese poetry into english, renaissance theories of translation, george eliots translations, and eastern european perceptions of english. Susan bassnett, university of warwick and edwin gentzler, university of massachusetts, amherst a companion to translation studies edited by piotr kuhiwczak and karin littau multilingual matters ltd clevedon buffalo toronto. Professor bassnett writes about culture, history, religion and translation, and especially about the complex, multilayered relations amongst them, in a thoughtful, deeply humane manner. The translation turn in cuiturai studies susan bassnett in 1990, andre lefevere and i edited a collection of essays entitled translation, history and culture. In 1990 susan bassnett and andre lefevere, two towering translation studies scholars, famously announced what had been under way for some time. During the recent two decade, the studies on susan bassnett endured a rapid growth in last decade.
We cowrote the introductory essay to the volume, intending it as a kind of manifesto of what we saw as a major change of emphasis in translation studies. She also served as provicechancellor at the university twice and is currently special adviser in translation studies. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read translation studies. My project is to trace the origins of the situation in which every englishlanguage. The translators invisibility originates in my own work as a professional translator since the late 1970s. Prousts grandmother and the thousand and one nights.
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