Translators through history
by Woodsworth, Judith, Delisle, Jean
fromBenjamins translation library
Translators have played a key role in intellectual exchange through the ages and across borders. This account of how they have contributed to the development of languages, the emergence of literatures, the dissemination of knowledge and the spread of values tells the story of wo…
In 1948, the poet Eugenio Montale published his Quaderno di traduzioni and created an entirely new Italian literary genre, the 2translation notebook. 3 The quaderni were the work of some of Italy's foremost poets, and their translation anthologies proved fundamental for their ae…
"In a time when millions travel around the planet, some by choice, some driven by economic or political exile, translation of the written and spoken word is of ever increasing importance. This guide presents readers with an accessible and engaging introduction to the valuable po…