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This collection of essays brings together a decade of writings on translation by leading international translation studies expert, susan bassnett. According to bassnett, it is a relatively new field which has received very little formal. We could not read literature in translation, it was argued, without asking ourselves if linguistic and cultural phenomena really were translatable and exploring in some depth the concept of equivalence. This guide presents readers with an accessible and engaging introduction to the valuable position translation holds within literature and society. Susan bassnett is professor of comparative literature at the university of warwick and the head of the centre for british and comparative cultural studies. One of bassnetts early and most influential books is translation studies. Leading translation theorist, susan bassnett traces the history of translation, examining the ways translation is currently utilised as a burgeoning interdisciplinary activity and considers more recent research into developing technologies and new media forms. Leading translation theorist susan bassnett traces the history of translation, examining the ways translation is currently utilized as a burgeoning interdisciplinary activity. This book locates translation firmly within current debates about the transcultural movements of texts and challenges the hegemony of english in world literature.
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Theorising translation with susan bassnett asymptote. She also served as provicechancellor at the university twice and is currently special adviser in translation studies. She has published extensively on translation, and her best known books include reflections on translation. Susan bassnett, university of warwick, uk edwin gentzler, university of massachusetts, amherst, usa editor for translation in the commercial. The book reflects the shift in emphasis away from a more descriptive form of translation to the view that translation occupies a central position in the development of culture. Translation studies 3rd edition by susan bassnett, 2002 online. This text was made available at the following website.
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