A Critical Introduction to Translation Studies

Bloomsbury Critical Introductions to Linguistics

by Jean Boase-Beier, Andreas Musolff (Series Editor)

Jean Boase-Beier's Critical Introduction To Translation Studies demonstrates a keen understanding of theoretical and practical translation. It looks to instances where translation might not be straightforward, where stylistics play an important role. Examples are discussed from works of literature, advertisements, journalism and others, where effects on the reader are central to the text, and are reflected in the style.

It begins by setting out some of the basic problems and issues that arise in the study of translation, such as: the difference between literary and non-literary translation; the role of language, content and style; the question of universals and specifics in language and the notion of context. The book then goes on to focus more closely on style and how it enables us to characterise literary texts and literary translation. The final part looks at the translation of poetry. Throughout, it is conscious of the relationship between theory and practice in translation.

This book offers a new approach to translation, grounded in stylistics, and it will be an invaluable resource for undergraduates and postgraduates approaching translation studies.

Genres: Language, Nonfiction

200 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2011

Reviews

[Quiver · Rating 4 out of 5]

Basic, but solid; understandable, but not condescending. Touches on all the relevant issues that one comes across when translating from one language into another — and by language I don't mean necessarily a foreign tongue spoken in a far away land, but rather the language of any discipline, area, or culture. Worth its while for anyone interested in translation, but also anyone who is bilingual, trilingual... or lives in such an environment.