Review

‘This is bound to be the most authoritative anthology of theoretical reflection on translation currently available in English. The selection of primary documents is varied and imaginative, the editorial introductions lucid and informed.’ .–Theo Hermans, University College London, UK’This updated, greatly expanded Translation Studies Reader will prove indispensable to scholars, translators and students. The volume’s judicious selections provide a comprehensive history of translation from antiquity to the present and the terms of translation theory are critically assessed through a rich topography of subjects. As translation emerges as a focal point in the era of digital literacy and new media, Lawrence Venuti’s Reader offers an invaluable index to defining the past and future task of the translator.’.–Emily Apter, New York University, USAPraise for the first edition:This catholic selection of essays is aimed at students on a range of courses who have to develop (more…)