Translation and the classic : identity as change in the history of culture / edited by Alexandra Lianeri and Vanda Zajko
2008, 1st edition. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Previous owner's (few) notes in ink on back inner board. Item #445714
Physical description; 435 p, 24 cm. Contents; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction: Still Being Read after so Many Years: Rethinking the Classic through Translation; I. THEORIZING TRANSLATION AND THE CLASSIC; II. THE SURVIVAL OF THE CLASSIC: TRACING THE HISTORY OF TRANSLATIONS; III. CONTESTING THE CLASSIC: THE POLITICS OF TRANSLATION PRACTICE; Index. Subjects; Classical literature Translations History and criticism. Transmission of texts. Translating and interpreting.
Price: €195.00