Contemporary Translation Theories

Edwin Gentzler is Director of the Translation Center and Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is co-editor (with Maria Tymoczko) of Translation and Power (Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, forthcoming) and author of numerous articles on translation theory and practice. He serves as co-editor (with Susan Bassnett) of the Topics in Translation Series for Multilingual Matters and is on the editorial board of several journals, including Metamorphoses (Amherst/Northampton), Across (Hungary), and Cadernos de Tradução (Brazil).

• Editor’s PrefacePreface to the First EditionPreface to the Revised Edition1. Introduction2. The North American Translation Workshop3. The ‘Science’ of Translation4. Early Translation Studies5. Polysystem Theory6. Deconstruction7. The Future of Translation StudiesBibliographyIndex