Babel
Adventures in Translation
$41.82
- Hardcover
176 pages
- Release Date
14 February 2019
Summary
This innovative collection of essays shows how linguistic diversity has inspired people across time and cultures to embark on adventurous journeys through the translation of texts. It tells the story of how ideas have travelled via the medium of translation into different languages and cultures, focusing on illustrated examples ranging from Greek papyri through illuminated manuscripts and fine early books to fantasy languages (such as J.R.R. Tolkien’s Elvish), the search for a universal la…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781851245093 |
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| ISBN-10: | 185124509X |
| Author: | Dennis Duncan, Stephen Harrison, Katrin Kohl, Matthew Reynolds |
| Publisher: | Bodleian Library |
| Imprint: | Bodleian Library |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 14 February 2019 |
| Weight: | 950g |
| Dimensions: | 244mm x 207mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“As a book accompanying an exhibit, Babel: Adventures in Translation is, unsurprisingly, extensively – and quite sumptuously – illustrated… the pieces… present quick, broad overviews of quite a variety of translation- and language-related subjects beyond the merely obvious. Along with the many illustrations, it makes for an agreeably thought-provoking collection.”– “Complete Review”
About The Author
Dennis Duncan
Dennis Duncan is Munby Fellow in Bibliography, University of Cambridge. Stephen Harrison is Professor of Latin Literature, University of Oxford, and Fellow and Tutor in Classics, Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Katrin Kohl is Professor of German Literature, University of Oxford, and Fellow and Tutor in German, Jesus College, Oxford. Matthew Reynolds is Professor of English and Comparative Criticism, University of Oxford, and Fellow and Tutor in English Language and Literature, St Anne’s College, Oxford.
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