Chapter 13. Scientific Translation: A Modern Editor’s Perspective

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vii
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. Chapter 1. The European Psalms in Translation 13
6. Chapter 2. The Old French Bible 23
7. Chapter 3. Middle English Religious Translation 37
8. Chapter 4. Bible Translation and Controversy in Late Medieval England 51
9. Chapter 5. Medieval Convent Drama: Translating Scripture and Transforming the Liturgy 63
10. Chapter 6. Translating Romance in Medieval Norway: Marie de France and Strengleikar 75
11. Chapter 7. Christine de Pizan, Translator and Translation Critic 85
12. Chapter 8. Translation, Authority, and the Valorization of the Vernacular 97
13. Chapter 9. Vernacular Translation in Medieval Italy: volgarizzamento 107
14. Chapter 10. Dante and Translation 125
15. Chapter 11. Chaucer and Translation 133
16. Chapter 12. Alchemy and Translation 143
17. Chapter 13. Scientific Translation: A Modern Editor’s Perspective 153
18. Chapter 14. Modern Theoretical Approaches to Medieval Translation 165
19. Chapter 15. Observations on Translation by a Thirteenth- Century Maître: Li Fet des Romains 175
20. Epilogue. Observations on Translation by the Oxford Professor of Poetry: Pearl 185
21. GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY 189
22. APPENDIX 191
23. INDEX 197