Translation and Language in Nineteenth-Century Ireland : A European Perspective / by Anne O’Connor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O’Connor, Anne., Author.

Series:

Palgrave Studies in Translating and Interpreting, 2947-5759

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Translating and interpreting.

Historical linguistics.

Great Britain--History.

Great Britain.

Literature, Modern--19th century.

Literature, Modern.

Applied linguistics.

Language Translation.

Historical Linguistics.

History of Britain and Ireland.

Nineteenth-Century Literature.

Applied Linguistics.

Local Subjects:

Language Translation.

Historical Linguistics.

History of Britain and Ireland.

Nineteenth-Century Literature.

Applied Linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (IX, 242 p. 5 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2017.

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.

Summary:

This book provides an in-depth study of translation and translators in nineteenth-century Ireland, using translation history to widen our understanding of cultural exchange in the period. It paints a new picture of a transnational Ireland in contact with Europe, offering fresh perspectives on the historical, political and cultural debates of the era. Employing contemporary translation theories and applying them to Ireland’s socio-historical past, the author offers novel insights on a large range of disciplines relating to the country, such as religion, gender, authorship and nationalism. She maps out new ways of understanding the impact of translation in society and re-examines assumptions about the place of language and Europe in nineteenth-century Ireland. By focusing on a period of significant linguistic and societal change, she questions the creative, conflictual and hegemonic energies unleashed by translations. This book will therefore be of interest to those working in Translation Studies, Irish Studies, History, Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies. Anne O’Connor is Lecturer in the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Her research interests include translation history, Romanticism, Italian culture and history, travel literature and transnationalism.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. European Languages in Nineteenth-Century Ireland

Chapter 3. The Translation Trade: Economies of Culture in the Nineteenth Century

Chapter 4. Translation and Religion

Chapter 5. Death of the Author, Birth of the Translator? Translation and Originality in Nineteenth-Century Ireland

Chapter 6. Translation and the Nation

Chapter 7. The Female Pen: Translation Activity and Reception

Chapter 8. “Very pretty, Signor”: Vernacular and Continental Currents and Clashes

Chapter 9. Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

9781137598523

1137598522