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9780192123008: After Babel: Aspects of Language and Translation

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This new edition of George Steiner's classic investigation of the phenomenology and processes of translation inside and between languages has been thoroughly revised and corrected, and remains essential for anyone involved in the theory and practice of translation.

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George Steiner is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Geneva. His books include The Death of Tragedy, Language in Silence, In Bluebeard's Castle, and On Difficulty and Other Essays.

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"[Steiner's] ideas display even-handedness, seriousness without heaviness, learning without pedantry, and sober charm."--Naomi Bliven, The New Yorker


"Great erudition brought to bear on linguistics...celebrates the beauty and mystery of the subject."--The New York Times Book Review


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