The Scandals of Translation: Towards an Ethics of Difference
by Venuti,LawrenceFormat: Nonspecific Binding
Pub. Date: 1998-08-25
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Summary
Provocative and controversial,The Scandals of Translationexplores the anxious relationships between translation and the institutions that at once need it and marginalize it. Lawrence Venuti, a professional translator, argues that prevalent concepts of authorship degrade translation in literary scholarship and underwrite its unfavorable definition in copyright law. Exposing myriad abuses, Venuti provides stinging critiques of the Modern Language Association for its neglect of translation, as well as publishers for their questionable treatment of translators. From Bible translation in the early Christian Church to translations of modern Japanese and West African novels, Venuti reveals the social effects of translated text and aims to expand the possibilities for translation projects.
Author Biography
Lawrence Venuti is professor of English at Temple University, Philadelphia.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Heterogeneity | p. 8 |
| Authorship | p. 31 |
| Copyright | p. 47 |
| The Formation of Cultural Identities | p. 67 |
| The Pedagogy of Literature | p. 88 |
| Philosophy | p. 106 |
| The Bestseller | p. 124 |
| Globalization | p. 158 |
| Acknowledgements | p. 190 |
| Bibliography | p. 193 |
| Index | p. 206 |
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