About the book
In today’s ever-changing climate of disintegration and recombination, translation has become one of the essential metaphors, if not the metaphor, of our globalized world. Translation and Metaphor is an attempt to draw a comprehensive map of these new overlapping theoretical territories and the many cross-disciplinary movements they imply. In five chapters, this book examines:
· The main metaphor theories developed in the West.
· The way the notion of metaphor relates to the concept of translation.
· Different theoretical perspectives on metaphors of translation in translation studies.
· The main metaphors developed to describe translation in the West and in the East.
· Spatial metaphors within translation studies, cultural studies and postcolonial theory.
· The use of the metaphor of translation across psychoanalysis, anthropology and ethnography, postcolonial theory, history and literature, sociology, media and communication theory, and medicine and genetics.
Comprehensive analysis of key metaphor theories, revealing examples from a wide range of sources and a look towards future directions make this is a must-have book for students, researchers and translators working in the areas of translation and translation theory.
Editions of Translation as Metaphor
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- ISBN 9781317621690
- PDF
- ISBN 9781317621706
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In today’s ever-changing climate of disintegration and recombination, translation has become one of the essential metaphors, if not the metaphor, of our globalized world. Translation and Metaphor is an attempt to draw a comprehensive map of these new overlapping theoretical territories and the many cross-disciplinary movements they imply. In five chapters, this book examines:
· The main metaphor theories developed in the West.
· The way the notion of metaphor relates to the concept of translation.
· Different theoretical perspectives on metaphors of translation in translation studies.
· The main metaphors developed to describe translation in the West and in the East.
· Spatial metaphors within translation studies, cultural studies and postcolonial theory.
· The use of the metaphor of translation across psychoanalysis, anthropology and ethnography, postcolonial theory, history and literature, sociology, media and communication theory, and medicine and genetics.
Comprehensive analysis of key metaphor theories, revealing examples from a wide range of sources and a look towards future directions make this is a must-have book for students, researchers and translators working in the areas of translation and translation theory.
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What is Translation as Metaphor about?
In today’s ever-changing climate of disintegration and recombination, translation has become one of the essential metaphors, if not the metaphor, of our globalized world. Translation and Metaphor is an attempt to draw a comprehensive map of these new overlapping theoretical territories and the many cross-disciplinary movements they imply. In five chapters, this book examines:
· The main metaphor theories developed in the West.
· The way the notion of metaphor relates to the concept of translation.
· Different theoretical perspectives on metaphors of translation in translation studies.
· The main metaphors developed to describe translation in the West and in the East.
· Spatial metaphors within translation studies, cultural studies and postcolonial theory.
· The use of the metaphor of translation across psychoanalysis, anthropology and ethnography, postcolonial theory, history and literature, sociology, media and communication theory, and medicine and genetics.
Comprehensive analysis of key metaphor theories, revealing examples from a wide range of sources and a look towards future directions make this is a must-have book for students, researchers and translators working in the areas of translation and translation theory.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Translation as Metaphor?
Language and Linguistics > Linguistics > Translation and language interpretation
Where can I read a sample of Translation as Metaphor?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781317621690
Is Translation as Metaphor part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Translation Theories Explored
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Translation as Metaphor?
Rainer Guldin
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Translation as Metaphor is available as ebook(ISBN 9781317621690) and pdf(ISBN 9781317621706)