Translating Emotion

Studies in Transformation and Renewal Between Languages

By: Kathleen Shields (Editor), Arnd Witte (Editor), Michael Clarke (Editor)

Write A Review

Paperback | 9 March 2011

At a Glance

Paperback
176 Pages

Edition Type
New edition

Dimensions(cm)
21.59 x 14.61 x 1.27

Paperback

$62.32

or 4 interest-free payments of $15.58 with

Ships in 7 to 10 business days

This collection of essays can be situated in a development that has been underway in translation studies since the early 1990s, namely the increasing focus on translators themselves: translators as embodied agents, not as instruments or conduits. The volume deals with different kinds of emotion and different levels of the translation process. For example, one essay examines the broad socio-cultural context, and others focus on the social event enacted in translation, or on the translator's own performative act. Some of the essays also problematize the linguistic challenges posed by the cultural distance of the emotions embodied in the texts to be translated.
The collection is broad in scope, spanning a variety of languages, cultures and periods, as well as different media and genres. The essays bring diverse questions to a topic rarely directly addressed and map out important areas of enquiry: the translator as an emotional cultural intermediary, the importance of emotion to cognitive meaning, the place of emotion in linguistic reception, and translation itself as a trope whereby emotion can be expressed.

Industry Reviews

This edited volume is a fine reader for those who are interested in translating figurative language. (Cinzia Citarrella, The Linguist List 10/2012)

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $79.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.