During the last thirty years, the field of translation has exploded with multiple new theories. This book examines five of new approaches - the translation workshop, the science of translation, translation studies, polysystem theory, and deconstruction - all of which began in the mid -1960s and continue to be influential today.
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During the last thirty years, the field of translation has exploded with multiple new theories. Contemporary Translation Theories examines five of new approaches - the translation workshop, the science of translation, translation studies, polysystem theory, and deconstruction - all of which began in the mid -1960s and continue to be influential today.
Edwin Gentzler is Director of the Translation Center and Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is co-editor (with Maria Tymoczko) of Translation and Power (Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, forthcoming) and author of numerous articles on translation theory and practice. He serves as co-editor (with Susan Bassnett) of the Topics in Translation Series for Multilingual Matters and is on the editorial board of several journals, including Metamorphoses (Amherst/Northampton), Across (Hungary), and Cadernos de Traducao (Brazil).
Editor's Preface
Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Revised Edition
1. Introduction;
2. The North American Translation Workshop;
3. The 'Science' of Translation;
4. Early Translation Studies;
5. Polysystem Theory;
6. Deconstruction;
7. The Future of Translation Studies
Bibliography
Index