This Is a Classic
Translators on Making Writers Global
Professor or Dr Regina Galasso editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:23rd Feb '23
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Through the insights of literary translators, This Is a Classic explores the vital role of translation in making literary classics accessible to a broader audience.
The book This Is a Classic sheds light on the essential yet often overlooked role of translators in the creation and dissemination of literary classics. Through a collection of essays and reflections, it showcases the voices of various accomplished literary translators, emphasizing their contributions in making these works accessible to a global audience. Without the expertise and creativity of translators, many literary masterpieces would remain confined to their original languages, limiting their reach and impact.
In This Is a Classic, translators share their unique insights into the process of translating canonical texts into English, discussing the challenges and rewards of their craft. The book highlights the intricate relationships that translators forge with the texts they work on, the authors behind those texts, and the cultural contexts in which they operate. This exploration of translation reveals how the definition of a classic can vary significantly based on language pairs and cultural nuances.
The volume advocates for a deeper understanding of the significance of translation in shaping our reading experiences, particularly regarding literary classics. It calls for readers and scholars alike to appreciate the art of translation and the vital role translators play in our literary landscape. By reflecting on the complexities of their work, translators invite us to reconsider our perceptions of what constitutes a classic and how these works continue to resonate across different cultures.
Translation has always been about learning to understand others while finding out something vital about ourselves. Unlike other books in the field, This Is a Classic does not fall into the trap of neglecting one part of that equation to favor the other, and that is because it never loses sight of the fact that a literary classic – whatever else it is or does – teaches us to look at ourselves anew in consideration of others. * Juan Carlos Calvillo, Professor, Center for Literature and Linguistics, El Colegio de México, Mexico City *
This important collection aims to raise awareness of translation in mainstream academia but is equally valuable for the lay reader because, as Galasso points out in her introduction, 'the classics are tools for developing writers.' With brilliant contributions from a constellation of our generation's literary rock stars, Galasso is on point in her curation of these essays which, as she points out, could just as accurately have been titled 'Translators on the Making of World Literature' because without translation 'literature would not have the ability to move around the globe.'" * Samantha Schnee, Founding Editor of Words Without Borders *
ISBN: 9781501376917
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352 pages