Roman Alvarez teaches at the University of Salamanca, and is Director of the British Council Office in Salamanca. He has published books and essays on diverse aspects of English literature, and co-edits the journal Anglo-American Studies. His latest publications include an anthology on Postmodernism and a collection of essays on comparative (British-Spanish) cultural studies. M. Carmen-Africa Vidal teaches at the University of Salamanca. She has written a book on translation studies and others on critical theory. She has also translated several books and numerous articles from English into Spanish.

• Acknowledgements1 Román Álvarez and M. Carmen-África Vidal: Translating: A Political Act2 Susan Bassnett: The Meek or the Mighty: Reappraising the Role of the Translator3 Theo Hermans: Norms and the Determination of Translation: A Theoretical Framework4 Javier Franco Aixelá: Culture-Specific Items in Translation5 Ovidio Carbonell: The Exotic Space of Cultural Translation6 Enrique Alcaraz: Translation and Pragmatics7 Edwin Gentzler: Translation, Counter-Culture, and The Fifties in the USA8 André Lefevere: Translation and Canon Formation: Nine Decades of Drama in the United StatesNotes on Contributors

Roman Alvarez teaches at the University of Salamanca, and is Director of the British Council Office in Salamanca. He has published books and essays on diverse aspects of English literature, and co-edits the journal Anglo-American Studies. His latest publications include an anthology on Postmodernism and a collection of essays on comparative (British-Spanish) cultural studies. M. Carmen-Africa Vidal teaches at the University of Salamanca. She has written a book on translation studies and others on critical theory. She has also translated several books and numerous articles from English into Spanish.

• Acknowledgements1 Román Álvarez and M. Carmen-África Vidal: Translating: A Political Act2 Susan Bassnett: The Meek or the Mighty: Reappraising the Role of the Translator3 Theo Hermans: Norms and the Determination of Translation: A Theoretical Framework4 Javier Franco Aixelá: Culture-Specific Items in Translation5 Ovidio Carbonell: The Exotic Space of Cultural Translation6 Enrique Alcaraz: Translation and Pragmatics7 Edwin Gentzler: Translation, Counter-Culture, and The Fifties in the USA8 André Lefevere: Translation and Canon Formation: Nine Decades of Drama in the United StatesNotes on Contributors

Roman Alvarez teaches at the University of Salamanca, and is Director of the British Council Office in Salamanca. He has published books and essays on diverse aspects of English literature, and co-edits the journal Anglo-American Studies. His latest publications include an anthology on Postmodernism and a collection of essays on comparative (British-Spanish) cultural studies. M. Carmen-Africa Vidal teaches at the University of Salamanca. She has written a book on translation studies and others on critical theory. She has also translated several books and numerous articles from English into Spanish.

• Acknowledgements1 Román Álvarez and M. Carmen-África Vidal: Translating: A Political Act2 Susan Bassnett: The Meek or the Mighty: Reappraising the Role of the Translator3 Theo Hermans: Norms and the Determination of Translation: A Theoretical Framework4 Javier Franco Aixelá: Culture-Specific Items in Translation5 Ovidio Carbonell: The Exotic Space of Cultural Translation6 Enrique Alcaraz: Translation and Pragmatics7 Edwin Gentzler: Translation, Counter-Culture, and The Fifties in the USA8 André Lefevere: Translation and Canon Formation: Nine Decades of Drama in the United StatesNotes on Contributors