Susan bassnett comparative literature pdf file size. Translation studies bibliography durham university. Susan bassnett born 1945 is a translation theorist and scholar of comparative literature. A critical introduction and, together with andre lefevere, translation, history and culture. A historical survey of translation studies in india and the west. Susan bassnett is a leading international expert in translation studies, and author of bestselling books in the field that have been translated into some 20 languages. Susan bassnett is professor in the centre for translation and comparative cultural studies at warwick university, uk. Her books include translation studies, comparative literature. Pdf routledge encyclopedia of translation studies 2nd ed. Out of her oeuvre, books like translation studies 2002 have become indispensable texts for translation courses all over the world. Bassnett is pretty systematic in dealing with two major core concerns of translation theoryequivalence and meaning i dont know if others would say these are the major concerns, but bassnett presents them as the central questions of the fieldacross various approaches to translation as linguistic, as semiotic, as reader. She has taught in universities throughout the world and written extensively in the fields of comparative literacy studies, theatre, womena s studies, and translation studies. When susan bassnetts translation studies appeared in the new accents series, it quickly became the essential introduction to this new subject.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A bilingual who has practical experience of translation and interpreting. The study of susan bassnett s theory in translation of drama case study translation of tennessee williams works conference paper pdf available. Comparative literature is one of the main disciplines out of which translation studies emerged, so it is hardly surprising if at times the relationship between the two subjects has been marked by antagonism. As of 2016, she is a professor of comparative literature at the universities of glasgow and warwick. Translation studies 4th edition susan bassnett terence.
While many regard a high profile managerial position in contemporary uk higher education as the end of a research career bassnett has been provicechancellor at the university of warwick twice and is currently special adviser in translation studies, professor susan bassnett continues to be a prolific researcher with more than 20 books to her name. His first such experiment is his 1999 book coedited with susan bassnett, postcolonial translation. Susan bassnett is professor of comparative literature at the university of warwick. This is a fine overview of translation studies as a discipline. Routledge encyclopedia of translation studies 2nd ed. It is an excellent book to recommend to someone who wants to know what translation studies is about. Article pdf available in ilha do desterro april 2008 with 6,980 reads. Indeed, susan did say that translation studies ought to be the broad umbrella under which comp. Jun 17, 2011 susan bassnett is a leading international expert in translation studies, and author of bestselling books in the field that have been translated into some 20 languages. Bassnett, susan, editor, susan bassnett s, trivedi, harish. Translation studies, susan bassnett, third edition.
Susan bassnett is professor of comparative literature in the centre for translation and comparative cultural studies at the university of warwick, which she founded in the 1980s. The collection includes contributions from susan bassnett, michael cronin, edwin gentzler, andrew gillies, sandra hale, jeremy munday, gracie peng. Pdf the study of susan bassnetts theory in translation. Buy translation studies new accents 4 by bassnett, susan isbn. After completion of the training, participants would be able to apply various software used for desktop. Chapter i a historical survey of translation studies in. The book emphasises this creativity, arguing that translators are effectively writers, or rewriters who.
May 26, 2015 comparative literature is one of the main disciplines out of which translation studies emerged, so it is hardly surprising if at times the relationship between the two subjects has been marked by antagonism. Translation studies, 3rd ed bassnett, susan routledge. Translation 1st edition susan bassnett routledge book. The above is a general outline of professor susan bassnetts studies which to some extend has been regarded by some scholars as collusion between academy and market.
Jakobson, roman 19591966 on linguistic aspects of translation, in reuben. A critical introduction 1993 which has been translated into several languages. When susan bassnetts translation studies appeared in the new accents series, it quickly. The translator as writer isbn 9780826499943 pdf epub susan. She was elected president of the british contemporary literature.
The change symbols the paradigm shift from the inside to the outside, which means that the translation studies has focused more on social, historical and cultural background. She also served as provicechancellor at the university twice and is currently special adviser in translation studies. Comparative literary scholars, in particularperennially anxious about the status of comparative literature itselfhave argued that their discipline has been subsumed and superseded by. Oct 30, 20 susan bassnett is professor of comparative literature at the university of warwick. Constructing cultures, written with andre lefevere 1996 and postcolonial translation coedited with harish trivedi 1999. Further reflections on translation and theatre susan bassnett 90 7 acculturating bertolt brecht andre lefevere 109 8 the translation turn in cultural studies susan bassnett 123 index 141. As important representatives of cultural approach in translation studies, bassnett and lefevere attached great importance to the role of culture in translation, the social background, the influence that cultural tradition imposed on translation, the subjectivity of translators and researching shift from linguistic to culture, thus improving the literariness of translated texts.
Additionally, visit our featured authors section for specially recorded videos which show some of our leading authors introducing and summarising aspects of translation studies as a discipline. We cowrote the introductory essay to the volume, intending it as a kind of manifesto of what we saw as a major change of emphasis in translation studies. Theorising translation with susan bassnett asymptote. Bassnettas accessible, jargonfree writing has made her work popular with students around the world. On the direction of translation studies cultusjournal. When launched, you are presented with the suites text editor, which sadly features a lackluster interface with a design from the early 2000s. Translation ebook by susan bassnett 97815084646 rakuten. Translation studies 3rd edition by susan bassnett, 2002. She is a professor of comparative literature at the university of warwick, and also a. The translator as writer isbn 9780826499943 pdf epub. Susan bassnett is professor in the centre for british and comparative cultural studies at the university of warwick. Bassnett and trivedi have put together a manual for the advanced student, a collection of essays of a consistently high standard geared towards adult learners taking a masters or a doctorate in translation studies.
When susan bassnett s translation studies appeared in the new accents series, it quickly became the essential. Translation isbn 9780415435628 pdf epub susan bassnett. Bassnett is pretty systematic in dealing with two major core concerns of translation theoryequivalence and meaning i dont know if others would say these are the major concerns, but bassnett presents them as the central questions of the fieldacross various approaches to translation as linguistic, as. The book attempts to introduce the reader very quickly into the scope of depth, nuance, and complexity caused by the dilemmas of translation. She translates from several languages and lectures on. Susan bassnett tackles the crucial problems of translation and offers a history of translation theory, beginning with the ancient romans and encompassing key twentiethcentury structuralist work. She is the author of over 20 books, including translation studies 3rd edn, 2002 which first appeared in 1980, and comparative literature. According to bassnett, it is a relatively new field which has received very little formal recognition nor respect either until fairly recently.
In the late 1970s a new academic discipline was born. We could not read literature in translation, it was argued, without asking ourselves if linguistic and cultural phenomena really were translatable and exploring in some depth the concept of equivalence. Comparative literary scholars, in particularperennially anxious about the status of comparative literature itselfhave argued that their discipline has been. Translation studies ts has emerged as a much sought after discipline in the present. She served as provicechancellor at the university of warwick for ten years and taught in its centre for translation and comparative cultural studies, which closed in 2009. A brief introduction of susan bassnett cultural studies essay. With over twenty titles under her belt, susan bassnett can be aptly described as the reigning queen of translation studies. Reflections on translation by susan bassnett multilingual. The book attempts to introduce the reader very quickly into the scope of depth. Theory and practice, which contains nine essays by theorists and translators from. Professor bassnett tackles the crucial problems of translation and offers a history of translation theory, beginning with the ancient romans and encompassing key twentiethcentury. She is a professor of comparative literature at the university of warwick, and also a fellow at the royal society of. Providing an introduction to translation studies, this book places a wide range of readings within their thematic, cultural and historical contexts. It has three chapters covering in breadth but concisely 1 central issues, 2 history of translation theory, and 3 specific problems of literary translation.
Gabriela saldanha article pdf available in machine translation 263. Translation studies in the uk llas centre for languages. Susan bassnett is professor of comparative literature at the university of warwick and the head of the centre for british and comparative cultural studies. Twenty years after publication, the field of translation studies continues to grow, but one thing has not changed. Oct 31, 20 susan bassnett is professor of comparative literature at the university of warwick. Leading translation theorist, susan bassnett traces the history of translation, examining the ways translation is currently utilised as a burgeoning interdisciplinary activity and considers more recent research into developing technologies and new media forms. She has published extensively on translation, and her best known books include translation studies 4 th ed, 20.
Translation studies ebook by susan bassnett rakuten kobo. In the 1970s, during a decade of great upheaval in terms of literary and linguistic theorizing, with structuralism giving way to poststructuralism and deconstruction, and with the advent of feminist and gender theory, cultural and media studies and new historicism, the fledgling discipline of translation studies emerged bassnett 2002. Theory and practice translation studies 9780415147453. Read translation studies by susan bassnett available from rakuten kobo. Constructing cultures by susan bassnett, andre lefevere. At a time when millions travel around the planet some by choice, some driven by economic or political exile translat. Translation studies, susan bassnett, third edition, routledge, taylor and francis group. Over the last two decades, interest in translation around the world has increased beyond any predictions. She has published extensively on translation, and her best known books include reflections on translation 2011, constructing cultures written with andre lefevere 1996 and postcolonial translation coedited with harish trivedi 1999. This book gives an overview of translation studies.
The translation studies reader the translation studies reader is the definitive reader for the study of this dynamic interdisciplinary field. When susan bassnetts translation studies appeared in the new accents series, it quickly became the one introduction every student and interested reader had to own. When susan bassnett s translation studies appeared in the new accents series, it quickly became the essential introduction to this new subject. At 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.
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