Chapter 16. Latin/Romance tradition
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Lieven D’hulst
Abstract
The history of translation in Latin or Romance Europe is steered by three major driving forces. First, the transfer of cultural goods, e.g. between Greece and Rome, makes use of a broad set of writing techniques that include but also exceed what is labelled translation proper from the first centuries on. Second, transfer is not only aimed at giving access to foreign sources in all domains of public and private discourse, but is also used in the process of building independent (later: national) repertoires of the target culture, such as literary genres or models of learning language. Finally, the thinking about translation is embedded within several intellectual traditions: the early grammatical and rhetorical tradition is from the third century on paralleled by a patristic one that gives a more prominent place to meaning and approaches translation from a philosophical and religious viewpoint.
Abstract
The history of translation in Latin or Romance Europe is steered by three major driving forces. First, the transfer of cultural goods, e.g. between Greece and Rome, makes use of a broad set of writing techniques that include but also exceed what is labelled translation proper from the first centuries on. Second, transfer is not only aimed at giving access to foreign sources in all domains of public and private discourse, but is also used in the process of building independent (later: national) repertoires of the target culture, such as literary genres or models of learning language. Finally, the thinking about translation is embedded within several intellectual traditions: the early grammatical and rhetorical tradition is from the third century on paralleled by a patristic one that gives a more prominent place to meaning and approaches translation from a philosophical and religious viewpoint.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface 1
- Chapter 1. Translating in the Pacific 13
- Chapter 2. Recent tradition in Australia 39
- Chapter 3. Japanese conceptualizations of ‘translation’ 55
- Chapter 4. Contemporary views of translation in China 81
- Chapter 5. From plagiarism to incense sticks 105
- Chapter 6. More or less “translation” 125
- Chapter 7. The Persian tradition 149
- Chapter 8. The notion of translation in the Arab world 169
- Chapter 9. Traditions of translation in Hebrew culture 193
- Chapter 10. Altaic tradition 215
- Chapter 11. Translation tradition throughout South African history 243
- Chapter 12. Translation traditions in Angola 271
- Chapter 13. The culture(s) of translation in Russia 287
- Chapter 14. The concept of translation in Slavic cultures 309
- Chapter 15. The Greek-speaking tradition 323
- Chapter 16. Latin/Romance tradition 341
- Chapter 17. Germanic tradition 355
- Chapter 18. Hispanic South America 375
- Chapter 19. The history of translation in Brazil through the centuries 395
- Chapter 20. Translation in Central America and Mexico 419
- Chapter 21. Translation and North America 443
- Postface 465
- Bio-notes 471
- Index of languages, people, toponyms 481
- Name index 485
- Subject index 491
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface 1
- Chapter 1. Translating in the Pacific 13
- Chapter 2. Recent tradition in Australia 39
- Chapter 3. Japanese conceptualizations of ‘translation’ 55
- Chapter 4. Contemporary views of translation in China 81
- Chapter 5. From plagiarism to incense sticks 105
- Chapter 6. More or less “translation” 125
- Chapter 7. The Persian tradition 149
- Chapter 8. The notion of translation in the Arab world 169
- Chapter 9. Traditions of translation in Hebrew culture 193
- Chapter 10. Altaic tradition 215
- Chapter 11. Translation tradition throughout South African history 243
- Chapter 12. Translation traditions in Angola 271
- Chapter 13. The culture(s) of translation in Russia 287
- Chapter 14. The concept of translation in Slavic cultures 309
- Chapter 15. The Greek-speaking tradition 323
- Chapter 16. Latin/Romance tradition 341
- Chapter 17. Germanic tradition 355
- Chapter 18. Hispanic South America 375
- Chapter 19. The history of translation in Brazil through the centuries 395
- Chapter 20. Translation in Central America and Mexico 419
- Chapter 21. Translation and North America 443
- Postface 465
- Bio-notes 471
- Index of languages, people, toponyms 481
- Name index 485
- Subject index 491
