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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Insightful Essays
This book is not a textbook on the craft of translation. Rather, it is a collection of essays providing specific case-studies on the subject. Very detailed examples and some incisive lines of argument. I'm not an experienced translator, nor am I trained in any of the related academic fields, but I found the essays fairly accessible. If you find the subject of...
Published 23 months ago by L33tminion
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40 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
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Not enough!
The promising title is covered by only nine authors, which in my opinion, is not enough to cover the whole spectrum of the "Craft". The worse surprise; however, is that most of the texts are pertinent to very specific examples of very specific works of very different types of translations. I expected a full meal with this book and all I got was a tossed salad...
Published on July 4, 2001 by E. Merino
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40 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not enough!,
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This review is from: The Craft of Translation (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) (Paperback)
The promising title is covered by only nine authors, which in my opinion, is not enough to cover the whole spectrum of the "Craft". The worse surprise; however, is that most of the texts are pertinent to very specific examples of very specific works of very different types of translations. I expected a full meal with this book and all I got was a tossed salad with very few ingredients. May I suggest another book by the same press? It is called "Theories of Translation"
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Insightful Essays,
By L33tminion (Somerville, MA, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Craft of Translation (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) (Paperback)
This book is not a textbook on the craft of translation. Rather, it is a collection of essays providing specific case-studies on the subject. Very detailed examples and some incisive lines of argument. I'm not an experienced translator, nor am I trained in any of the related academic fields, but I found the essays fairly accessible. If you find the subject of translation interesting and enjoy academic essays, I highly recommend this book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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companion to Theories of Translation,
By lila "lila" (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Craft of Translation (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) (Paperback)
This is a companion to Theories of Translation (recommended by the previous reviewer). The specific and thoughtful essays on craft are very helpful--they raise points and considerations most people do not consider until they are actually in the throes of translating.
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The Craft of Translation (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) by John Biguenet (Paperback - August 15, 1989)
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