The Invisibility of the Translator: A History of Translation

Author: LAWRENCEVENUTI
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This book critically examines translation activities from the 17th century to the present, introducing how the strategy of fluency has dominated various translation strategies and formed the established norms for foreign literature in English. The author questions the racial centrism and imperialist cultural consequences reflected in foreign literary works, which embody the values of English-speaking countries during this period.