France, Peter: THE OXFORD GUIDE TO LITERATURE IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION

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France, Peter : THE OXFORD GUIDE TO LITERATURE IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Oxford University Press, 2001

ISBN 9780199247844

A read copy but no markings throughout, unblemished spine, NOT an ex- librar y edition: This book, written by a team of experts from many countries, provides a comprehensive account of the ways in which translation has brought the major literatures of the world into English- speaking culture. Part I discusses theoretical issues and gives an overview of the history of translation into English. Part II, the bulk of the work, arranged by language of origin, offers critical discussions, with bibliographies, of the translation history of specific texts (e.g. the Koran, the Kalevala), authors (e.g. Lucretius, Dostoevsky), genres (e.g. Chinese poetry, twentieth-century Italian prose) and national literatures (e.g. Hungarian, Afrikaans)., Very Good

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