3. Theory and Practice: The Old Dilemma

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Introduction ix
5. 1. Language and Identity 1
6. 2. Original Sin 12
7. 3. Theory and Practice: The Old Dilemma 16
8. 4. Dangerous Translations 20
9. 5. How Modern Should Translations Be? 24
10. 6. Status Anxiety 28
11. 7. Under the Influence 32
12. 8. Reference Point 36
13. 9. Translation or Adaptation? 40
14. 10. Translating Style 44
15. 11. Telling Tales 51
16. 12. Pride and Prejudices 55
17. 13. Turning the Page 59
18. 14. Poetry in Motion 63
19. 15. When Translation Goes Horribly Wrong 67
20. 16. Living Languages 70
21. 17. All in the Mind 74
22. 18. More than Words 78
23. 19. Just What Did You Call Me? 82
24. 20. Lost in Translation 86
25. 21. Good Rhyme and Reason 90
26. 22. Women’s Work 94
27. 23. Plays for Today 98
28. 24. Between the Lines 102
29. 25. Playing on Words 106
30. 26. Pleasures of Rereading 110
31. 27. On the Case 114
32. 28. Gained in Translation 118
33. 29. Layers of Meaning 122
34. 30. The Value of Comparing Translations 126
35. 31. Where the Fun Comes In 130
36. 32. Translators Making the News 134
37. 33. What Exactly Did Saddam Say? 138
38. 34. Native Strengths 144
39. 35. What’s in a Name? 148
40. 36. Food for Thought 152
41. 37. Family Matters 156
42. 38. Rethinking Theory and Practice 160
43. 39. The Power of Poetry 164
44. Select Bibliography 169