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Making the 'Invisible' Visible?

Making the 'Invisible' Visible? Reviewing Translated Works

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book examines some of the criteria against which translated fictional and non-fictional works are assessed. It not only provides a novel cross-cultural insight into reviewing practices, assessing how translations are reviewed differently in the United Kingdom, France and Germany, but it also compares the way in which reviewers for different platforms assess translated works, from a popular platform open to reviews from the general public, through mainstream broadsheets and cultural supplements, to specialised literary magazines. The book takes its inspiration from The Translator's Invisibility: A History of Translation, in which Lawrence Venuti examines the reviewing of translations and contends that fluency is the main criterion against which translations are read and assessed by reviewers, ultimately rendering the translator (S0(Binvisible(S1(B. The book therefore provides a timely and thorough update to Venuti's study and offers insights into the status of translation in book reviews.

Book information

ISBN: 9781803740300
Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Imprint: Peter Lang
Pub date:
Edition: 1st edition
Language: English
Number of pages: 216
Weight: 334g
Height: 151mm
Width: 229mm
Spine width: 15mm