{"product_id":"translation-changes-everything-lawrence-venuti-9780415696296","title":"Translation Changes Everything: Theory and Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTranslation Changes Everything \u003c\/i\u003eleading theorist Lawrence Venuti gathers fourteen of his incisive essays since 2000. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe selection sketches the trajectory of his thinking about translation while engaging with the main trends in research and commentary. The issues covered include basic concepts like equivalence, retranslation, and reader reception; sociological topics like the impact of translations in the academy and the global cultural economy; and philosophical problems such as the translator's unconscious and translation ethics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery essay presents case studies that include Venuti's own translation projects, illuminating the connections between theoretical concepts and verbal choices. The texts, drawn from a broad variety of languages, are both humanistic and pragmatic, encompassing such forms as poems and novels, religious and philosophical works, travel guidebooks and advertisements. The discussions all explore practical applications, whether writing, publishing, reviewing, teaching or studying translations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVenuti's aim is to conceive of translation as an interpretive act with far-reaching social effects, at once enabled and constrained by specific cultural situations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis latest chapter in his developing work is essential reading for translators and students of translation alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lawrence Venuti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415696291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415696296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.65d","brand":"Lawrence Venuti","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46250437837055,"sku":"9780415696296","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1a6de0c1-9085-4366-9adb-706951b6bc79.jpg?v=1729600319","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/translation-changes-everything-lawrence-venuti-9780415696296","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}