The Oxford History of Literary Translation in English: Volume 4: 1790-1900

2006 OUP hardcover edition. Unread copy in very good condition. From the cover: In the one hundred and ten years covered by volume four of The Oxford History of Literary Translation in English, what characterized translation was above all the move to encompass what Goethe called 'world literature'. This occurred, paradoxically, at a time when English literature is often seen as increasingly self-sufficient. In Europe, the culture of Germany was a new source of inspiration, as were the medieval literatures and the popular ballads of many lands, from Spain to Serbia. From the mid-century, the other literatures of the North, both ancient and modern, were extensively translated, and the last third of the century saw the beginning of the Russian vogue. Meanwhile, as the British presence in the East was consolidated, translation helped readers to take possession of 'exotic' non-European cultures, from Persian and Arabic to Sanskrit and Chinese. The thirty-five contributors bring an enormous range of expertise to the exploration of these new developments and of the fascinating debates which reopened old questions about the translator's task, as the new literalism, whether scholarly or experimental, vied with established modes of translation. The complex story unfolds in Britain and its empire, but also in the United States, involving not just translators, publishers, and readers, but also institutions such as the universities and the periodical press. Nineteenth-century English literature emerges as more open to the foreign than has been recognized before, with far-reaching effects on its orientation. Contents: General Editors' Foreword List of Contributors List of Abbreviations Transliteration Preface 1. Translation in Britain and the United States 1.1 Translation and British Literary Culture by Kenneth Haynes 1.2 Translation in the United States by Colleen Boggs 1.3 Readers and Publishers of Translations in Britain by Terry Hale 1.4 Translation, Politics, and the Law by Susan Bassnett and Peter France 2. Principles and Norms of Translation by Matthew Reynolds 3. The Translator 3.1 Professionals by Margaret Lesser 3.2 Amateurs and Enthusiasts by Peter France 3.3 Writers by Stephen Prickett and Peter France 3.4 Academics by Adrian Poole 3.5 Women by Susanne Stark 4. The Publication of Literary Translation: An Overview by Peter France and Kenneth Haynes 5. Greek and Latin Literature 5.1 Introduction by Kenneth Haynes 5.2 Homer by David Ricks 5.3 Greek Drama by Adrian Poole 5.4 Latin Poetry by John Talbot 5.5 Greek and Latin Prose by Stuart Gillespie 6. Literatures of Medieval and Modern Europe 6.1 German by David Constantine 6.2 French by Peter France 6.3 Italian by Ralph Pite 6.4 Spanish and Portuguese by Anthony Pym and John Style 6.5 Early Literature of the North by Andrew Wawn 6.6 Modern Scandinavian by Robert Bjork 6.7 Celtic by Mary-Ann Constantine 6.8 Literatures of Central and Eastern Europe by Peter France 7. Eastern Literatures 7.1 Arabic by Wen-chin Ouyang 7.2 Persian by Dick Davis 7.3 Literatures of the Indian Subcontinent by Harish Trivedi 7.4 Chinese by Lauren Pfister 7.5 Japanese by Anne Commons 8. Popular Culture 8.1 Popular Fiction by Terry Hale 8.2 Popular Theatre by Terry Hale 8.3 Children's Literature by David Blamires 9. Texts for Music and Oral Literature 9.1 Hymns by J. R. Watson 9.2 Opera, Oratorio, Song by Denise Gallo 9.3 Oral Literature by Kenneth Haynes 10. Sacred and Religious Texts 10.1 Christian Texts by Kenneth Haynes 10.2 The Revised Version of the Bible by David Norton 10.3 Sacred Books of the East by Richard Fynes 11. Philosophy, History, and Travel Writing 11.1 Greek and Roman Philosophy by Alexandra Lianeri 11.2 Modern Philosophy, Theology, Criticism by Susanne Stark 11.3 Modern History and Socio-political Theory by Ian Patterson 11.4 Exploring the World by Laura Dassow Walls 12. The Translators: Biographical Sketches.…