The Age of Translation: A Commentary on Walter Benjamin’s ‘The Task of the Translator'
Antoine Berman, Isabelle Berman, Valentina Sommella, Chantal WrightThe Age of Translation is the first English translation of Antoine Berman’s commentary on Walter Benjamin’s seminal essay ‘The Task of the Translator’. Chantal Wright’s translation includes an introduction which positions the text in relation to current developments in translation studies, and provides prefatory explanations before each section as a guide to Walter Benjamin’s ideas. These include influential concepts such as the ‘afterlife’ of literary works, the ‘kinship’ of languages, and the metaphysical notion of ‘pure language’. The Age of Translation is a vital read for students and scholars in the fields of translation studies, literary studies, cultural studies and philosophy.
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Рік:
2018
Видання:
1
Видавництво:
Routledge
Мова:
english
Сторінки:
216
ISBN 10:
1138886300
ISBN 13:
9781138886308
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PDF, 21.88 MB
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english, 2018