Constructing Cultures: Essay on Literary Translation - Paperback

by Susan Bassnett (Author), Andre Lefevere (Author)

This book brings together for the first time the work of the two translator/scholars who are regarded as founders of this major field of study. It continues to develop some of the principal research lines that both have been pursuing in recent years, most specifically the cultural turn in Translation Studies.

Author Biography

Susan Bassnett is Professor in the Centre for British and Comparative Cultural Studies at the University of Warwick. Her books include Translation Studies, Comparative Literature: A Critical Introduction and, together with André Lefevere, Translation, History and Culture. She is joint editor of the Topics in Translation series. André Lefevere (1946-1996) is one of the world's leading figures in Translation Studies. His many books include Translation Poetry: Seven Strategies and a Blueprint and Translation, Rewriting and the Manipulation of Literary Fame.