The age of translation : a commentary on Walter Benjamin's "The task of the translator" = L'áge de la traduction : La tâche du traducteur de Walter Benjamin, un commentaire / Antoine Berman, Isabelle Berman and Valentina Sommella ; translated and with an introduction by Chantal Wright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berman, Antoine, author.

Berman, Isabelle, author.

Sommella, Valentina, author.

Contributor:

Wright, Chantal, translator.

Standardized Title:

Âge de la traduction. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940. Aufgabe des Übersetzers.

Benjamin, Walter.

Translating and interpreting--Philosophy.

Translating and interpreting.

Language and languages--Philosophy.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

viii, 216 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.

Summary:

"'The Age of Translation' is the first English translation of Antoine Berman's commentary on Walter Benjamin's seminal essay 'The Task of the Translator'. Chantal Wright's translation includes an introduction which positions the text in relation to current developments in translation studies, and provides prefatory explanations before each section as a guide to Walter Benjamin's ideas. These include influential concepts such as the 'afterlife' of literary works, the 'kinship' of languages, and the metaphysical notion of 'pure language'. The Age of Translation is a vital read for students and scholars in the fields of translation studies, literary studies, cultural studies and philosophy."-- Front matter.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Berman, Antoine. Age of translation.

ISBN:

9781138886308

1138886300

9781138886315

1138886319

OCLC:

1025373158