Translation as Intervention (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780826495204)

This book examines the role of translation as a politically and socially active phenomenon which moulds and potentially alters the outcome of many types of communicative event. The contributors examine the effect of translation and intervention in a range of situations and case studies including the European Union, marginalized literature in India, Arabic historical texts and interpretation in the South African courtroom. The result is a comprehensive examination of this key question in translation studies: to what extent and in which ways does the translator, and those involved in the translation process, intervene in the discourse he or she translates?

Translation as Intervention is a fascinating collection of essays discussing this most central of topics in translation studies. It will be of interest to postgraduates and academics researching in this area.

Author: Jeremy Munday
ISBN-10: 0826495206
ISBN-13: 9780826495204
Publisher: Continuum
Language: English
Published: 01/23/2008
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.13h x 6.36w x 0.59d