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English Translation and Classical Reception: Towards a New Literary History
Stuart Gillespie
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Description for English Translation and Classical Reception: Towards a New Literary History
Hardback. English Translation and Classical Reception is the first genuine cross-disciplinary study bringing English literary history to bear on questions about the reception of classical literary texts, and vice versa. The text draws on the author s exhaustive knowledge of the subject from the early Renaissance to the present. Series: Classical Receptions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 252 x 18. Weight in Grams: 582.
English Translation and Classical Reception is the first genuine cross-disciplinary study bringing English literary history to bear on questions about the reception of classical literary texts, and vice versa. The text draws on the author’s exhaustive knowledge of the subject from the early Renaissance to the present.
English Translation and Classical Reception is the first genuine cross-disciplinary study bringing English literary history to bear on questions about the reception of classical literary texts, and vice versa. The text draws on the author’s exhaustive knowledge of the subject from the early Renaissance to the present.
- The first book-length study of English translation as a topic in classical reception
- Draws on the author’s exhaustive knowledge of English literary translation from the early Renaissance to the present
- Argues for a remapping of English literary history which would take proper account of the currently neglected history of classical translation, from Chaucer to ... Read more
- Offers a widely ranging chronological analysis of English translation from ancient literatures
- Previously little-known, unknown, and sometimes suppressed translated texts are recovered from manuscripts and explored in terms of their implications for English literary history and for the interpretation of classical literature
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Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Classical Receptions
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781405199018
SKU
V9781405199018
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Ref
99-50
About Stuart Gillespie
THE AUTHOR STUART GILLESPIE is Reader in English Literature at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. His recent publications include Shakespeare's Books: A Dictionary of Shakespeare Sources (2001), Shakespeare and Elizabethan Popular Culture, edited with Neil Rhodes (2006), and The Cambridge Companion to Lucretius, edited with Philip Hardie (2007). He edits the journal Translation and Literature and is co-editor ... Read more
Reviews for English Translation and Classical Reception: Towards a New Literary History
“Stuart Gillespie’s English Translation and Classical Reception is a beneficiary of this ferment, supplemented by the author’s comprehensive knowledge of translation history, translation theory, and the growing bibliography in his field.” (Modern Philology, 1 August 2014) "Overall, this volume will be a key resource for the study of creative translation of classical texts in English, and thoroughly succeeds ... Read more