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Author: Antoine Berman
ISBN: 9781138886308

by Antoine Berman; Chantal Wright (Translator)

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The Age of Translation is the first English translation of Antoine Berman's commentary on Walter Benjamin's seminal essay 'The Task of the Translator'. Chantal Wright's translation includes an introduction which positions the text in relation to current developments in translation studies, and provides prefatory explanations before each section as a guide to Walter Benjamin's ideas.

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Title The Age of Translation: A Commentary on Walter Benjamin's 'The Task of the Translator'
Author Antoine Berman; Chantal Wright (Translator)
Binding Hardback
Pages 226
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Routledge
Publication date 2018-07-11
Features Bibliography, Index
ISBN 9781138886308 / 1138886300
Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.56 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 1.42 cm)
Category Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy
Library of Congress subjects Benjamin, Walter, Language and languages - Philosophy
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2018003046
Dewey Decimal Code 418.02

About the author

Chantal Wright is Associate Professor at the University of Warwick. She is the author of Literary Translation (Routledge, 2016).

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