The Poetics of Translation
| Author | : Willis Barnstone |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 316 |
| Release | : 1993-01-01 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0300063008 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780300063004 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Poetics of Translation by : Willis Barnstone
Download or read book The Poetics of Translation written by Willis Barnstone and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, eminent poet, scholar and translator Willis Barnstone explores the history and theory of literary translations as an art form. Arguing that literary translation goes beyond the transfer of linguistic information, Barnstone emphasizes that the translation contains as much imaginative originality as the source text.
