The Philosophy of Translation by Searls, Damion

The Philosophy of Translation

A deep dive into the nature of translation from one of its most acclaimed practitioners Avoiding theoretical...
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Author: Damion Searls
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The Philosophy of Translation by Searls, Damion

The Philosophy of Translation

$56.77

The Philosophy of Translation

$56.77
Author: Damion Searls
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
A deep dive into the nature of translation from one of its most acclaimed practitioners

Avoiding theoretical debates and clich?d metaphors, award-winning translator Damion Searls has written a fresh, approachable, and convincing account of what translation really is and what translators actually do. As the translator of sixty books from multiple languages, Searls has spent decades grappling with words on the most granular level: nouns and verbs, accents on people's names, rhymes, rhythm, "untranslatable" cultural nuances. Here, he connects a wealth of specific examples to larger philosophical issues of reading and perception. Translation, he argues, is fundamentally a way of reading--but reading is much more than taking in information, and translating is far from a mechanical process of converting one word to another. This sharp and inviting exploration of the theory and practice of translation is for anyone who has ever marveled at the beauty, force, and movement of language.

Author: Damion Searls
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 10/29/2024
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780300247374

About the Author
Damion Searls studied philosophy at Harvard and is a prominent translator from German, Norwegian, French, and Dutch, including of books by Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, Rilke, Proust, Victoria Kielland, Sasa Stanisic, Jelinek, Mann, Modiano, and Jon Fosse. His own writing includes fiction, poetry, and a widely translated biography of the creator of the Rorschach test.

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