1 Translating: A Political Act

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Acknowledgements VI
4. 1 Translating: A Political Act 1
5. 2 The Meek or the Mighty: Reappraising the Role of the Translator 10
6. 3 Norms and the Determination of Translation: A Theoretical Framework 25
7. 4 Culture-specific Items in Translation 52
8. 5 The Exotic Space of Cultural Translation 79
9. 6 Translation and Pragmatics 99
10. 7 Translation, Counter-Culture, and The Fifties in the USA 116
11. 8 Translation and Canon Formation: Nine Decades of Drama in the United States 138
12. Notes on Contributors 156