Writing between the lines : portraits of Canadian anglophone translators / edited with an introduction by Agnes Whitfield.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Whitfield, Agnès, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Translators--Canada--Biography.

Translating and interpreting--Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The essays in Writing between the Lines explore the lives of twelve of Canada's most eminent anglophone literary translators, and delve into how these individuals have contributed to the valuable process of literary exchange between francophone and anglophone literatures in Canada. Through individual portraits, this book traces the events and life experiences that have led W.H. Blake, John Glassco, Philip Stratford, Joyce Marshall, Patricia Claxton, Doug Jones, Sheila Fischman, Ray Ellenwood, Barbara Godard, Susanne de Lotbinire-Harwood, John Van Burek, and Linda Gaboriau i

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1 William Hume Blake, or the Translator as Amateur Ethnologist; 2 Glassco Virtuoso; 3 Joyce Marshall, or the Accidental Translator; 4 Philip Stratford: The Comparatist as Smuggler; 5 On D.G. Jones and Translating Outside; 6 Patricia Claxton: A Civil Translator; 7 Sheila Fischman: The Consummate Professional; 8 Transformations of Barbara Godard; 9 Ray Ellenwood: The Translator as Activist; 10 Susanne de Lotbinière-Harwood: Totally Between; 11 John Van Burek: Bringing Tremblay to Toronto; 12 Linda Gaboriau: Playing with Performance; List of Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610400010

9781280400018

1280400013

9780889209084

0889209081

9781423761112

1423761111

OCLC:

65177615