Translators, Interpreters, and Cultural Negotiators: Mediating and Communicating Power from the Middle Ages to the Modern Era

Federici, F. [Editor]; Tessicini, D. [Editor];

ISBN 10: 113740003X / ISBN 13: 9781137400031

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

About this Item

Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. xiii, 254 pages; 23 cm. This book reconsiders the intellectual, social and professional identity of translators and interpreters when their role involves an intercultural negotiation with institutional powers, be them medieval rulers, modern States, an army of invasion or a dominant culture.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Translators, Interpreters, and Cultural Negotiators: Mediating and Communicating Power from the Middle Ages to the Modern Era
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 113740003X
• ISBN 13: 9781137400031
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Weight: 16 ounces
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Synopsis

How do translators manage relations with parties in a position of authority and power? The book investigates the intellectual, social and professional identity of translators and interpreters across different time periods and locations when their role involves a negotiation with political powers and cultural authorities.

About the Author

Tatjiana Djurin, University of Novi Sad, Serbia Isabella Lazzarini, University of Molise, Italy Natalie Zemon Davis, University of Toronto, Canada Dario Brancato, University of Concordia, Canada María Laura Spoturno, Universidad Nacional de La Plata and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina Sergio Portelli, University of Malta Pin-ling Chang, Independent Scholar Madhuvanti Chintamani Karyekar, Indiana University, USA Mohammad Emami, University of St Andrews, UK Veronika Razumovskaia, Siberian Federal University, Russia