The Age of Translation _ A Commentary on Walter Benjamin's 'The Task of the Translator'

Berman, Antoine; Berman, Isabelle; Sommella, Valentina; Wright, Chantal (trans & intro)

ISBN 10: 1138886319 / ISBN 13: 9781138886315

Published by Routledge, London, 2018

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wraps, 216 pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Age of Translation _ A Commentary on Walter Benjamin's 'The Task of the Translator'
• Publisher: Routledge, London
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138886319
• ISBN 13: 9781138886315
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Paperback Octavo.
• Condition: Very good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literary Criticism

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Synopsis

The Age of Translation is the first English translation of Antoine Berman’s commentary on Walter Benjamin’s seminal essay ‘The Task of the Translator’. Chantal Wright’s translation includes an introduction which positions the text in relation to current developments in translation studies, and provides prefatory explanations before each section as a guide to Walter Benjamin’s ideas. These include influential concepts such as the ‘afterlife’ of literary works, the ‘kinship’ of languages, and the metaphysical notion of ‘pure language’. The Age of Translation is a vital read for students and scholars in the fields of translation studies, literary studies, cultural studies and philosophy.

About the Author

Chantal Wright is Associate Professor at the University of Warwick. She is the author of Literary Translation (Routledge, 2016).