LINGUIST List 13.1650

Tue Jun 11 2002

Books: Literary Translation, Clifford Landers

Editor for this issue: Dina Kapetangianni <dinalinguistlist.org>

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Title: Literary Translation 
Subtitle: A Practical Guide 
Series Title: Topics in Translation 
			
Publication Year: 2001
			
Publisher: Multilingual Matters 
 http://www.multilingual-matters.com 
			
 
Author: Clifford E Landers 
				

Hardback: ISBN: 1853595209, Pages: 224, Price: £35.00 /
US$59.95 / CAN$69.95 
Paperback: ISBN: 1853595195, Pages: 224,
Price: £12.95 / US$19.95 / CAN$25.95 

			
Abstract:

In this book, both beginning and experienced translators will find
pragmatic techniques for dealing with problems of literary
translation, whatever the original language. Certain challenges and
certain themes recur in translation, whatever the language pair. This
guide proposes to help the translator navigate through them.

Written in a witty and easy to read style, the book�Euro(tm)s
hands-on approach will make it accessible to translators of any
background. A significant portion of this Practical Guide is devoted
to the question of how to go about finding an outlet for
one�Euro(tm)s translations.
	
Contents: 

Preface 

The Fundamentals Why literary translation?; The uniqueness of literary
translation; Getting started; Preparing to Translate; Staying on
track; A day in the life of a literary translator; Stages of
translation Techniques of Translation Decision at the outset; What
literary translators really translate; The care and feeding of
authors; Style in translation; Fiction and footnotes; Some notes on
translating poetry; Other areas of literary translation; Puns and word
play; Stalking the treacherous typo (Lapsus calami); The dilemma of
dialect; Special problems in literary translation; Pitfalls and how to
avoid them; The all-important title; Profanity, prurience,
pornography; The crucial role of revision; Final steps; Where to
publish; The Twelve Commandments of Literary Translation The Working
Translator The translator�Euro(tm)s tools; Workspace and work time;
Financial matters; Contracts; A final word on literary translation;

Bibliography, Glossary,
Appendix: Ethical questions in literary translation.

Clifford E. Landers is professor of political science at New Jersey
City University. His translations from Brazilian Portuguese include
novels by Rubem Fonseca, Jorge Amado, João Ubaldo Ribeiro,
Patrícia Melo, Jô Soares, Chico Buarque, Paulo Coelho,
Marcos Rey and José de Alencar, and shorter fiction by Lima
Barreto, Osman Lins, Moacyr Scliar and Rachel de Queiroz. He received
the Mario Ferreira Award in 1999.

Lingfield(s): Translation
			 
Written In: English (Language Code: ENG)