LINGUIST List 13.1650

Tue Jun 11 2002

Books: Literary Translation, Clifford Landers

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    Message 1: Literary Translation by Clifford Landers

     Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 06:44:30 +0000
    From: kathryn <kathrynmultilingual-matters.com>
    Subject: Literary Translation by Clifford Landers


    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)



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