The Culture of Translation in Anglo-Saxon England (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780859916431)

Translation was central to Old English literature as we know it. Most Old English literature, in fact, was either translated or adapted from Latin sources, and this is the first full-length study of Anglo-Saxon translation as a cultural practice. This 'culture of translation' was characterised by changing attitudes towards English: at first a necessary evil, it can be seen developing increasing authority and sophistication. Translation's pedagogical function (already visible in Latin and Old English glosses) flourished in the centralizing translation programme of the ninth-century translator-king Alfred, and English translations of the Bible further confirmed the respectability of English, while lfric's late tenth-century translation theory transformed principles of Latin composition into a new and vigorous language for English preaching and teaching texts. The book will integrate the Anglo-Saxon period more fully into the longer history of English translation. ROBERT STANTON is Assistant Professor of English, Boston College, Massachusetts.

Author: Robert Stanton
ISBN-10: 085991643X
ISBN-13: 9780859916431
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Language: English
Published: 08/15/2002
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.68h x 6.10w x 0.80d