Translation and Taboo Paperback / softback
by Douglas Robinson
Paperback / softback
Description
From the time of the first written sacred texts in the West, taboo has proscribed the act and art of translation.
So argues Robinson, who with candor verging on iconoclasm explores the age-old prohibition of translation of sacred texts and shows how similar taboos influence intercultural exchange even today.
Probing concepts about language, culture, and geopolitical boundaries—both archaic and contemporary—he examines the philosophy and theory of translation and intercultural exchange.
In the process, he challenges presuppositions about what cultures hold sacred.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:251 pages
- Publisher:Cornell University Press
- Publication Date:01/04/1996
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- ISBN:9780875805719
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:251 pages
- Publisher:Cornell University Press
- Publication Date:01/04/1996
- Category:
- ISBN:9780875805719