Translation studies [[Book] /]
Susan Bassnett-McGuire.
- Rev. ed.
- London : Routledge, 1991.
- xxi, 168 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
- New accents .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [148]-161).
1. Central Issues. Types of translation. Language and culture. Decoding and recoding. Problems of equivalence. Loss and gain. Untranslatability. Science or 'secondary activity'? -- 2. History of Translation Theory. Problems of 'period study'. The Romans. Bible translation. Education and the vernacular. Early theorists. The Renaissance. The seventeenth century. The eighteenth century. Romanticism. Post-Romanticism. The Victorians. Archaizing. The twentieth century -- 3. Specific Problems of Literary Translation. Structures. Poetry and translation. Translating prose. Translating dramatic texts -- Appendix: The original text of The Seafarer.