Translation of Poetry and Poetic Prose - Proceedings of the Nobel Symposium 110 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789810239220)

Translation is a very important tool in our multilingual world. Excellent translation is a sine qua non in the work of the Swedish Academy, responsible for the Nobel Prize in Literature. In order to establish a forum for discussing fundamental aspects of the translation of poetry and poetic prose, a Nobel Symposium on this subject was organized.The list of contributors includes Sture Allén, Jean Boase-Beier, Philippe Bouquet, Anders Cullhed, Gunnel Engwall, Eugene Eoyang, Efim Etkind, Inga-Stina Ewbank, Knut Faldbakken, Seamus Heaney, Lyn Hejinian, Bengt Jangfeldt, Francis R Jones, Elke Liebs, Gunilla Lindberg-Wada, Göran Malmqvist, Shimon Markish, Margaret Mitsutani, Judith Moffett, Mariya Novykova, Tim Parks, Ulla Roseen, Emmanuela Tandello, Eliot Weinberger, Daniel Weissbort, and Fran(oise Wuilmart.

Author: Sture Allen
ISBN-10: 981023922X
ISBN-13: 9789810239220
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 09/01/1999
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.47lbs
Size: 9.12h x 6.32w x 1.03d