Contemporary British Translation Theory

Author: Xu Jun
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: This book begins by introducing the historical role of translation in the UK, and on the basis of substantial materials, it organizes and reviews contemporary British translation theories. It analyzes several interconnected research directions in post-war translation, with a focus on evaluating the practice and theoretical ideas of representatives in literary translation theory, linguistic translation theory, and cultural translation theory. The book also emphasizes the development of contemporary science and introduces the distinctive corpus-based translation research, providing new perspectives and analytical models for translation. Additionally, it offers a brief overview of contemporary translation teaching in the UK and translation research in Scotland and Ireland. The book covers a wide range of topics, presents objective evaluations, and pays attention to comparisons with translation theories from other countries, attempting to address certain translation issues between English and Chinese. It is highly valuable for reference. The book includes an introduction; "The Art of Translation" by Theodor Savory; "Literary Hermeneutics of Translation" by George Steiner; "Linguistic Theory of Translation" by John Catford, and 10 other chapters.