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Introducing Translation Studies

Theories and Applications
By Jeremy Munday and Sara Ramos Pinto and Jacob Blakesley
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Introducing Translation Studies offers a comprehensive and accessible guide to the theories and concepts central to translation studies. The fifth edition, fully revised and updated, covers a wide range of languages and texts, from ancient scriptures and classic literature to contemporary films and popular fiction like Harry Potter. Each chapter includes introductions to key theories, illustrative texts, case studies, summaries, discussion points, and exercises, making it ideal for both students and researchers.

New features include expanded coverage of the sociology of translation, the digital age, audiovisual and machine translation, alongside enhanced digital resources such as an updated companion website with videos, journal articles, interactive exercises, and teaching materials.
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Ideal for students, researchers, and instructors on translation and translation studies courses, this practical and user-friendly textbook supports learners at various levels and is well-suited to both classroom and independent study.

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Introducing Translation Studies remains the definitive guide to the theories and concepts that make up the field of translation studies. Providing an accessible and up-to-date overview, this is a practical, user-friendly textbook ideal for students and researchers on courses in Translation and Translation Studies.

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Introducing Translation Studies remains the definitive guide to the theories and concepts that make up the field of translation studies. Providing an accessible and up-to-date overview, it has long been the essential textbook on courses worldwide.

This fifth edition has been fully revised and continues to provide a balanced and detailed guide to the theoretical landscape. Each theory is applied to a wide range of languages, including Bengali, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Punjabi, Portuguese, and Spanish.

A broad spectrum of texts is analysed, including the Bible, Buddhist sutras, Beowulf, the fiction of Proust and the theatre of Shakespeare, European Union and UNESCO documents, a range of contemporary films, a travel brochure, a children's cookery book, and the translations of Harry Potter. Each chapter comprises an introduction outlining the translation theory or theories, illustrative texts with translations, case studies, a chapter summary, and discussion points and exercises.

New features in this fifth edition include:

  • New material to keep up with developments in research and practice; this includes the sociology of translation chapter, where a new case study employs a Bourdieusian approach; there is also newly structured discussion on translation in the digital age, and audiovisual and machine translation.
  • Revised discussion points and updated figures and tables.
  • New in-chapter activities with links in the enhanced ebook to online materials and articles to encourage independent research.
  • An extensive updated companion website with video introductions and journal articles to accompany each chapter, online exercises, an interactive timeline, weblinks, and PowerPoint slides for teacher support.

This is a practical, user-friendly textbook ideal for students and researchers on courses in translation and translation studies.

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Praise for the fifth edition

Described as the most accessible and authoritative introduction to key translation studies concepts, this edition incorporates the latest developments and includes well-designed activities. Defeng Li from the University of Macau highlights its comprehensive new material, while Kathryn Batchelor of University College London commends its suitability for digital learning environments, offering extensive support for study and research.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780367370510

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 April 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Edition: 5th edition

Illustration: 12 Tables, color; 18 Line drawings, color; 9 Halftones, color; 27 Illustrations, color

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 174.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 640g

Pages: 324

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Education & Reference Jacob Blakesley Jeremy Munday Non-Fiction Sara Ramos Pinto

About the Author

Jeremy Munday is Professor of Translation Studies at the University of Leeds, and is an experienced translator. He is the author of Style and Ideology in Translation (Routledge 2008) and Evaluation in Translation (Routledge 2012), and he is the editor of The Routledge Companion to Translation Studies (2009).

Sara Ramos Pinto is Associate Professor in Translation Studies at the University of Leeds. Her work focuses on audiovisual translation and multimodality, and her most recent publications include articles in The Translator (2021), Target (2020) and Translation and Multimodality (2020). She is also an experienced subtitler and theatre translator.

Jacob Blakesley is Associate Professor in Comparative Literature and Literary Translation at the University of Leeds, where he codirects the Leeds Centre for Dante Studies. He directs the Routledge Studies in Literary Translation series (with Duncan Large) and the Peter Lang Studies on Dante series (with Matthew Treherne).

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