Literary Translation: A Practical Guide

✍ Scribed by Clifford E. Landers

• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 224
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

In this book, both beginning and experienced translators will find pragmatic techniques for dealing with problems of literary translation, whatever the original language. Written in a witty and easy to read style, the book’s hands-on approach will make it accessible to translators of any background.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
La Dernière Translation
Preface
The Fundamentals
Why Literary Translation?
The uniqueness of literary translation
Getting started
Preparing to translate
Staying on track
A day in the life of a literary translator
Stages of translation
Techniques of Translation
Decisions at the outset
What literary translators really translate
The care and feeding of authors
Style in translation
Fiction and footnotes
Some notes on translating poetry
Other areas of literary translation
Puns and word play
Stalking the treacherous typo (Lapsus calami)
The dilemma of dialect
Special problems in literary translation
Pitfalls and how to avoid them
The all-important title
Profanity, prurience, pornography
The crucial role of revision
Final steps
Where to publish
The Working Translator
The translator’s tools
Workspace and work time
Financial matters
Contracts
Bibliography
Glossary
Appendix: Ethical questions in literary translation