The Medieval Translator: The Theory and Practice of Translation in the Middle Ages - Hardcover

 
9780859912846: The Medieval Translator: The Theory and Practice of Translation in the Middle Ages
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0859912841 ISBN 13: 9780859912846
Publisher: D.S.Brewer, 1989

Synopsis

These studies of the theory and practice of translation in the middle ages show a wide range of translational practices, on texts which range from anonymous Middle English romances and Biblical commentaries to the writings of Usk,Chaucer and Malory. Included among them is a paper on a hitherto unknown woman translator, Dame Eleanor Hull; a paper which compares a draft translation with its fair copy to show how its translator worked; a paper which shows how the mystic Rolle sought to "translate" his heightened spiritual experiences into words; and so on. In a medieval translation the general priority of meaning over form and style enabled, even obliged, the translator to act more like an author than like a scribe. Consequently, the study of medieval translation throws important light on contemporary, attitudes to, and understandings of, fundamental literary questions: for example, and most importantly, that of the role of the author.

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About the Author

NICHOLAS WATSON teaches English at Harvard University. His research focuses on medieval English and North European literature, intellectual history, visionary writing and the role of the written vernacular.

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Publisher
D.S.Brewer
Publication date
1989
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0859912841
ISBN 13 
9780859912846
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
208
Editor
Ellis Roger