Translation theory and practice 1 university of lucknow. 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 analysis into developing areas such as developing technologies and new media forms. In the late 1970s a new academic discipline was born. She was chair of the department of comparative literature at princeton for twelve years, and cofounded the universitys program in translation and intercultural communication. Translation studies 3rd edition by susan bassnett, 2002. Theorising translation with susan bassnett asymptote. The book attempts to introduce the reader very quickly into the scope of depth. Over the last two decades, interest in translation around the world has increased beyond any predictions. Translation studies, 3rd ed bassnett, susan routledge.
According to bassnett, it is a relatively new field which has received very little formal recognition nor respect either until fairly recently. While many regard a high profile managerial position in contemporary uk higher education as the end of a research career bassnett has been provicechancellor at the university of warwick twice and is currently special adviser in translation studies, professor susan bassnett continues to be a prolific researcher with more than 20 books to her name. She served as provicechancellor at the university of warwick for ten years and taught in its centre for translation and comparative cultural studies, which closed in 2009. Constructing cultures brings together for the first time the work of the two translatorscholars who are regarded as founders of this major field of study. 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. Translation studies ebook by susan bassnett rakuten kobo. At a time when millions travel around the planet some by choice, some driven by economic or political exile translation of the written and spoken word is of ever increasing importance. Mar 06, 2020 susan bassnett is director of the centre for british 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. Bassnett, susan, editor, susan bassnett s, trivedi, harish. She translates from several languages and lectures on aspects of. Oct 12, 2019 majed marked it as toread may 25, translation, history, and culture susan bassnett snippet view amina marked it as toread jun 19, unknown bindingpages.
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Susan bassnett tackles the crucial problems of translation and offers a history of translation theory, beginning with the ancient romans and encompassing key. Susan bassnett is professor of comparative literature at the university of warwick. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read translation studies. This guide presents readers with an accessible and engaging introduction to the valuable position translation holds within literature and society. International bestseller lists now contain large numbers of translated works, and writers from latin america, africa, india and china have joined the lists of eminent, bestselling european writers and those from the global englishspeaking world.
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. Pdf the study of susan bassnetts theory in translation of drama case study translation of tennessee williams works find, read and cite. Susan bassnett is director of the centre for british 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. A companion to translation studies wiley online books. The cultural turn was invented by myself and andre lefevere back in the early 1990s. After youve bought this ebook, you can choose to download either the pdf. 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. Out of her oeuvre, books like translation studies 2002 have become indispensable texts for translation courses all over the world.
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