Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. A life in translation 1
4. Introduction 11
5. I. An ethics of translating 35
6. II. A code of conduct will not suffice 39
7. III. Urgently needed: An ethics of language, an ethics of translating 43
8. IV. What is at stake in translating is the need to transform the whole theory of language 57
9. V. The sense of language, not the meaning of words 65
10. VI. Translating: Writing or unwriting 79
11. VII. Faithful, unfaithful, just more of the same, I thank thee O sign 89
12. VIII. Sourcerer, targeteer, the same thing 103
13. IX. Religious texts in translation, God or Allah 115
14. X. Why I am retranslating the Bible 125
15. XI. Rhythm-translating, voicing, staging 131
16. XII. Embiblicizing the voice 135
17. XIII. Restoring the poems inherent within the psalms 139
18. XIV. Why a Bible blow to philosophy 149
19. XV. Grammar, East of Eden 153
20. XVI. The Europe of translating 159
21. References 167
22. Glossary 171
23. Index of subjects 175
24. Index of names 177