基本説明
If it is bilingualism that transfers information and ideas from culture to culture, it is the translator who systematizes and generalizes this process. The translator serves as a mediator of cultures. In this collection of essays, based on a conference held at the University of Hartford, a group of individuals – professional translators, linguists, and literary scholars – exchange their views on translation and its power to influence literary traditions and to shape cultural and economic identities. The authors explore the implications of their views on the theory and craft of translation, both written and oral, in an era of unsettling globalizing forces.
Full Description
If it is bilingualism that transfers information and ideas from culture to culture, it is the translator who systematizes and generalizes this process. The translator serves as a mediator of cultures. In this collection of essays, based on a conference held at the University of Hartford, a group of individuals - professional translators, linguists, and literary scholars - exchange their views on translation and its power to influence literary traditions and to shape cultural and economic identities. The authors explore the implications of their views on the theory and craft of translation, both written and oral, in an era of unsettling globalizing forces.
Contents
1. Preface; 2. Introduction. Between temples and templates: History's claims on the translator (by Dasgupta, Probal); 3. Part 1. Translation and reconciliation; 4. 1. Translation as reconciliation: A conversation about politics, translation, and multilingualism in South Africa (by Krog, Antjie); 5. 2. Interpreting at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY): Linguistic and cultural challenges (by Schweda Nicholson, Nancy); 6. 3. Translating and interpreting sign language: Mediating the DEAF-WORLD (by Reagan, Timothy); 7. 4. Translators in a global community (by Pool, Jonathan); 8. Part 2. Translation and negotiation; 9. 5. The treason of translation?: Bilingualism, linguistic borders and identity (by Edwards, John); 10. 6. The poetics of experience: Toward a pragmatic understanding of experience, practice, and translation (by Colapietro, Vincent); 11. Part 3. Translation and the interpretation of texts; 12. 7. Translation and the rediscovery of the multinational Central European (by Cooper, Thomas); 13. 8. Transcriacao / Transcreation: The Brazilian concrete poets and translation (by Jackson, K. David); 14. 9. Expression and translation of philosophy: Giorgio Colli, a master of time (by Tramuta, Marie-Jose); 15. 10. The semantics of invention: Translation into Esperanto (by Tonkin, Humphrey); 16. Contributors; 17. Index
