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Oxford History of Literary Translation in English:

Volume 4: 1790-1900

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PDF, Engelska, 2006

3 713 kr

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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.

Mapping Lives

The Uses of Biography

AvFrance,Peter Francem. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

590 kr

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Why biography? This collection of essays on the problems and functions of biography, and particularly the biography of writers, thinkers and artists, investigates a subject of enduring importance for those interested in culture and society. In the last century, it has been a controversial subject, as old models of biographical writing were attacked and superseded, while critics and theorists questioned the once self-evident value of the biography of writers. Yet the genre continues to attract notable authors and is unfailingly popular with readers.The present volume, while containing essays by practising biographers, is intended primarily as a stimulus to critical thinking. It focuses on the diverse functions assumed by life-writing in different European countries at different periods, challenging both the notion of a genre with constant characteristics and aims and the view of modern biography as the happy culmination of centuries of progress.

The Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation

AvPeter France

Inbunden, Engelska, 2000

4 757 kr

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Translation has been a crucial process in world culture over the past two millennia and more. In the English-speaking cultures many of the most important texts are translations, from Homer to Beckett, the Bible to Freud. Although recent years have seen a boom in translation studies, there has been no comprehensive yet convenient guide to this essential element of literature in English. Written by eminent scholars from many countries, the Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation meets this need and will be essential reading for all students of English and comparative literature. It highlights the place of translation in our culture, encouraging awareness of the issues raised, making the translator more visible. Concentrating on major writers and works, it covers translations out of many languages, from Greek to Korean, from Swahili to Russian. For some works (e.g. Virgil's Aeneid) which have been much translated, the discussion is historical and critical, showing how translation has evolved over the centuries and bringing out the differences between versions. Elsewhere, with less familiar literatures, the Guide examines the extent to which translation has done justice to the range of work available. The Guide is divided into two parts. Part I contains substantial essays on theoretical questions, a pioneering outline of the history of translation into English, and discussions of the problems raised by specific types of text (e.g. poetry, oral literature). The second, much longer, part consists of entries grouped by language of origin; some are devoted to individual texts (e.g. the Thousand and One Nights) or writers (e.g. Ibsen, Proust), but the majority offer a critical overview of a genre (e.g. Chinese poetry, Spanish Golden Age drama) or of a national literature (e.g. Hungarian, Scottish Gaelic). There is a selective bibliography for each entry and an index of authors and translators.

The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French

AvPeter France

Inbunden, Engelska, 1995

3 870 kr

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The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French is far more than a simple revision of the original Oxford Companion to French Literature, published in 1959, and described by The Listener as the `standard work of reference for English-speaking enquirers into French literature'. As the change in title implies, this completely new work presents an authoritative guide not only to ten centuries of literature produced in the territory now called France, but also to the rich literary output of other French-speaking countries around the world.The scope of the Companion is deliberately open and inclusive, challenging and extending the traditional canon. Literature is understood in a broad sense, ranging from strip cartoon and pamphlet to tragedy and epic, and particular attention is devoted to francophone writing from outside France. Written by an international team of specialists, entries cover individual authors and works - over 3,000 of them - from the troubadours to Césaire, and from La Princesse de Clèves to La Vie mode d'emploi. Each is discussed in detail within their historical, cultural, and intellectual context.Among the new features of the Companion are the substantial essay-entries, reflecting up-to-date scholarship and theoretical debates on topics such as:- literary movements and genres- historical subjects such as chivalry, or Occupation and Resistance in wartime France- movements of thought from Scholasticism to feminism- linguistic topics- the sciences- the arts and media, including opera, cinema, and pressAs a divertissement for readers, an entry on `Quotations' lists 100 well-known quotations from the canon of French literature.Adventurous and wide-ranging, The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French will be an indispensable and hugely enjoyable reference work for all scholars, students and general readers.

Del 4 - Oxford History of Literary Translation in English

The Oxford History of Literary Translation in English:

Volume 4: 1790-1900

AvPeter France,Kenneth Haynes

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

4 162 kr

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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.

The Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation

AvPeter France

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

1 044 kr

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Translation has been a crucial process in world culture over the past two millennia and more. In the English-speaking cultures many of the most important texts are translations, from Homer to Beckett, the Bible to Freud. Although recent years have seen a boom in translation studies, there has been no comprehensive yet convenient guide to this essential element of literature in English.Written by eminent scholars from many countries, the Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation meets this need and will be essential reading for all students of English and comparative literature. It highlights the place of translation in our culture, encouraging awareness of the issues raised, making the translator more 'visible'. Concentrating on major writers and works, it covers translations out of many languages, from Greek to Korean, from Swahili to Russian. For some works (e.g. Virgil's Aeneid) which have been much translated, the discussion is historical and critical, showing how translation has evolved over the centuries and bringing out the differences between versions. Elsewhere, with less familiar literatures, the Guide examines the extent to which translation has done justice to the range of work available.The Guide is divided into two parts. Part I contains substantial essays on theoretical questions, a pioneering outline of the history of translation into English, and discussions of the problems raised by specific types of text (e.g. poetry, oral literature). The second, much longer, part consists of entries grouped by language of origin; some are devoted to individual texts (e.g. the Thousand and One Nights) or writers (e.g. Ibsen, Proust), but the majority offer a critical overview of a genre (e.g. Chinese poetry, Spanish Golden Age drama) or of a national literature (e.g. Hungarian, Scottish Gaelic). There is a selective bibliography for each entry and an index of authors and translators.

Del 35 - Cambridge Studies in French

Politeness and its Discontents

Problems in French Classical Culture

AvPeter France,Michael Sheringham

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

565 kr

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This is a 1992 study of writing of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, mainly in France, but also in Britain and Russia. Its focus is on the establishing and questioning of rational, 'civilized' norms of 'politeness', which in the ancien régime meant not just polite manners, but a certain ideal of society and culture. Within this general context, a series of familiar oppositions, between polite and rude, tame and wild, urban(e) and rustic, élite and popular, adult and child, reason and unreason, gives the initial impetus to enquiries which often show how these opposites interpenetrate, how hierarchies are reversed, and how compromises are sought. Polite society, like polite literature, needs and desires its opposite. The ideal is often the meeting of garden and wilderness, where the savage encounters the civilized and gifts are exchanged. Professor France points to the centrality, but also the vulnerability, in classical culture, of the ideal of 'politeness', and his discussion embraces revolutionary eloquence and enlightened primitivism, the value of hyperbole, and the essay as a form of polite sociability.

Rousseau: Confessions

AvPeter France

Häftad, Engelska, 1986

389 kr

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This new textbook series is ambitious in scope. It will provide concise and lucid introductions to major works of world literature from classical antiquity to the twentieth century. It is not confined to any single literary tradition or genre, and will cumulatively form a substantial library of textbooks on some of the most important and widely read literary masterpieces. Each book is devoted to a single work and provides a close reading of that text, as well as a full account of its historical, cultural, and intellectual background, a discussion of its influence, and a guide to further reading. The contributors to the series give full consideration to the linguistic issues raised by each text, and, within the overall framework of the series, are given complete freedom in the choice of their critical method. Where the text is written in a language other than English, full account is taken of readers studying the text in English translation. While critical jargon is avoided, important technical terminology is fully explained and thus this series will be genuinely accessible to students at all levels and to general readers.

Del 35 - Cambridge Studies in French

Politeness and its Discontents

Problems in French Classical Culture

AvPeter France

Inbunden, Engelska, 1992

1 470 kr

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This is a 1992 study of writing of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, mainly in France, but also in Britain and Russia. Its focus is on the establishing and questioning of rational, 'civilized' norms of 'politeness', which in the ancien régime meant not just polite manners, but a certain ideal of society and culture. Within this general context, a series of familiar oppositions, between polite and rude, tame and wild, urban(e) and rustic, élite and popular, adult and child, reason and unreason, gives the initial impetus to enquiries which often show how these opposites interpenetrate, how hierarchies are reversed, and how compromises are sought. Polite society, like polite literature, needs and desires its opposite. The ideal is often the meeting of garden and wilderness, where the savage encounters the civilized and gifts are exchanged. Professor France points to the centrality, but also the vulnerability, in classical culture, of the ideal of 'politeness', and his discussion embraces revolutionary eloquence and enlightened primitivism, the value of hyperbole, and the essay as a form of polite sociability.

Place of Healing for the Soul

Patmos

AvPeter France

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

213 kr

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Child- and-Rose

AvGennadii Aigi,Gennady Aygim. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

165 kr

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A remarkable poetic account of a man and his daughter. Though relatively unpublished in the Soviet Union until the late 1980s, Gennady Aygi's work has been translated into some twenty languages, and has received major acclaim through many parts of the world. Child-and-Rose is a unique collection of poems and prose chosen and arranged by the author and translator. Taking as its central themes childhood, sleep, and silence in relation to poetic creation, the book is divided into five sections"Veronica's Book," "Sleep-and-Poetry," "Before and After the Book," "Silvia's World," and "Poetry-as-Silence"all written between 1972 and 2002. In this collection, each poem is a carefully crafted space of language that surfaces from the heart of a poetic consciousness at "the limits of intelligibility," as the translator notes. Images of Aygi's Chuvash homelandbirches, oaks, snow, roses, fieldsmix with a disrupted syntax, astonishing turns, gaps, and suspensions that all speak to a quiet stillness of being.

Journey

A Spiritual Odyssey

AvPeter France

E-bok

Engelska, 2015

166 kr

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Peter France looks at the various stages of his own spiritual odyssey and talks intimately of his long search for knowledge and enlightenment. Warm, lucid, humorous, Journey is grounded in France's own life and experience. He takes us from the beginning of his journey in a small Methodist chapel in Yorkshire, and his first perception of Christianity, through Oxford where he rejected Christianity and became a humanist and a career as a colonial administrative officer in Fiji, to his later position as an investigative reporter for BBC religious television. Finally-and movingly-he writes about his conversion to the Greek Orthodox Church, and describes his baptism at the age of 57 on the Greek island of Patmos by total immersion in a 44 gallon oil drum of lukewarm water. Illuminated by personal anecdote and information by a broad knowledge of different religions and religious experiences, Journey is both immensely engaging, and studded with powerful spiritual insight.

Hermits

The Insights of Solitude

AvPeter France

E-bok

Engelska, 2014

105 kr

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Ours is an age where solitude tends to be discussed in the context of the 'problem of loneliness'. However in previous ages the capacity to seek fulfillment outside society has been admired and seen as a measure of discernment and inner security. In this lucid and highly readable book, Peter France shows how hermits, from the Taoists and Ancient Greeks to the present day, have something vitally important to say to a society that fears solitude.

Sarah Pitt, Miranda Krestovnikoff, Joanna Pinnock, Peter France, Paul Evans, Chris Sperring, Trai Anfield, Lionel Kelleway, Brett Westwood - Brett Westwood's Living World from the Archives, Ljudbok

Brett Westwood's Living World from the Archives

A BBC Radio 4 nature series

AvSarah Pitt,Miranda Krestovnikoffm. fl.

Ljudbok

Engelska, 2022

112 kr

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Wildlife presenter Brett Westwood revisits selected highlights from the Living World archiveSince 1968, the BBC''s iconic Living World has been introducing listeners to the best natural history Britain has to offer. Its veteran presenters have criss-crossed the country in all weathers and through all terrains, in search of remarkable species and extraordinary stories.Introduced and updated by Brett Westwood, these classic archive programmes are hosted by Lionel Kelleway, Trai Anfield, Chris Sperring, Paul Evans, Peter France, Joanna Pinnock, Miranda Krestovnikoff, Sarah Pitt and Brett himself. Each show is filmed on location, in places ranging from Dartmoor to the Celtic rainforest, and features a guest naturalist eager to share their expertise with the presenters and us.Together, they uncover an array of natural wonders, including the elegant black-tailed godwit, the enigmatic glow worm and the industrious mason bee that makes its nest in a snail shell. They also hunt for adders in Loch Lomond, experience the sights and sounds of a Sika deer rut and a starling eruption, witness the small bands of Red Admiral butterflies flying in from the sea and find that night time is the right time for mountain hares.Immersive, inviting and informative, this specially curated collection will provide fascinating insight into Britain''s wonderful wildlife, and inspire you to seek out your own encounters with nature.Production creditsProduced by Andrew DawesEpisode guideFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:Nest Finder of Dartmoor 11 June 2017Presented by Lionel Kelleway with Mark LawrenceAdders of Loch Lomond 18 June 2017Presented by Trai Anfield with Chris McInernyA Shell Nesting Bee 2 July 2017Presented by Trai Anfield with John WaltersGlow Worms 9 July 2017Presented by Chris Sperring with Robin ScagellWaxcap Grasslands 24 September 2017Presented by Paul Evans with Dr Gareth Griffiths and Bruce LangridgeThe Late Arrivals 8 October 2017Presented by Lionel Kelleway with Richard FoxSika Deer 22 October 2017Presented by Lionel Kelleway with Dr Anita DiazGodwits 17 December 2017Presented by Chris Sperring with Pete PottsAncient Holly 24 December 2017Presented by Joanna Pinnock with Sara Bellis and Carl PickupPonds in Winter 31 December 2017Presented by Miranda Krestovnikoff with Jeremy BiggsMountain Hares 7 January 2018Presented by Sarah Pitt with Derek YaldonThe Snowdrop 4 March 2018Presented by Brett Westwood with Christine SkelmesdaleA Starling Eruption 11 March 2018Presented by Trai Anfield and Simon ClarkeEssex Geese 18 March 2018Presented by Peter France with Graeme Underwood and Chris TyasThe Celtic Rainforest 25 March 2018Presented by Paul Evans with Ray Woods© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

Lindsey Chapman's Living World from the Archives

A BBC Radio 4 nature series

AvMichael Scott,Peter Francem. fl.

Ljudbok

Engelska, 2022

112 kr

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Wildlife presenter Lindsey Chapman relives selected archive highlights from the popular nature seriesFor over five decades, Living World has been introducing audiences to the astonishing diversity of British wildlife. Its veteran presenters have travelled the length and breadth of the British Isles, venturing far and wide with their microphones to immerse the listener and capture the excitement of getting close to nature.Hosted by Lionel Kelleway, Brett Westwood, Peter France and Michael Scott, these 15 archive episodes are hand-picked by Lindsey Chapman, who also gives an introduction to each one, bringing us up to date on developments since the initial broadcast. Recorded on location in some very special places, from South Harris in the Outer Hebrides to the River Exe in Devon, the programmes all feature guest experts with specialist knowledge of the local environment and its flora and fauna.Guiding our presenters through a particular habitat, they discuss the species who have made it their home, and set out to track them down. While a quest to find the great yellow bumblebee proves problematic, they revel in seeing a hen harrier on the wing; encounter the world''s largest slug; experience a remarkable raven roost and catch a rare glimpse of wild boar. Plus, they discover the biology behind pigeon migration; learn why jays are key to the rejuvenation of the UK''s forests and take a timeline walk from sea edge to dry land along Dungeness'' shifting shingles.Full of amazing sights, sounds and stories, this specially curated collection will take you on an awe-inspiring journey through Britain''s natural world, and encourage you to embark on your own wildlife adventures.Production creditsProduced by Andrew DawesEpisode guideFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:The Machair of the Western Isles 10 June 2018Presented by Brett Westwood with Martin ScottCatch the Pigeon 17 June 2018Presented by Lionel Kelleway with Chris ArmstrongWoolston Eyes 24 June 2018Presented by Lionel Kelleway with Brian MartinBlackbirds 1 July 2018Presented by Lionel Kelleway with Will CresswellHen Harrier 23 September 2018Presented by Brett Westwood wth Iolo WilliamsThe World''s Largest Slug 30 September 2018Presented by Lionel Kelleway with John WaltersUnderwater Architects 7 October 2018Presented by Lionel Kelleway with Ian WallaceThe Oak Tree Planters 14 October 2018Presented by Brett Westwood with John TulleyDungeness 21 October 2018Presented by Peter France with Erica Towner and David HarperAvocet 9 December 2018Presented by Lionel Kelleway with Malcom DaviesCaledonian Pine Forest 16 December 2018Presented by Lionel Kelleway with Roy DennisWinter Ravens 23 December 2018Presented by Lionel Kelleway with Leo Smith and Tom WallWild Boar 30 December 2018Presented by Lionel Kelleway with Dr Martin GouldingThe Green Isle 3 March 2019Presented by Michael Scott with Dave Dick and Peter MooreStoats 11 March 2019Presented by Lionel Kelleway with Robbie MacDonald and Becky Wright© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

After Lermontov

Translations for the Bicentenary

AvMikhail Lermontov,Peter Francem. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

161 kr

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Mikhail Lermontov (1814–41) is best known in the West today as the author of the novel A Hero of Our Time. But at the time of his death, aged only 26, he was widely regarded as Russia’s greatest living poet. He achieved almost instant fame in 1837 with ‘On the Death of a Poet’, his tribute to Pushkin – whose death in a duel foreshadowed Lermontov’s own. Over the course of the next four years he went on to write many short poems, both lyric and satirical, and two long verse narratives. He was particularly known for his depictions of the Caucasus, where he was exiled for a time, taking part in battles such as the one described in his poem ‘Valerik’.Lermontov traced his ancestry to Scotland, and this book offers a Scottish perspective on the Russian poet. Most of the translators are Scottish or have Scottish connections, and some of the poems are translated into Scots. As Peter France writes in his introduction, this bicentennial volume aims to bring Lermontov’s poems to a new readership by enabling them to live again’ in English and in Scots.

Thirty Years in Time: Peter Jackson is trapped in a world far ahead of his own time...

AvPeter France

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

370 kr

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Peter France, University of Edinburgh; Fellow of the British Academy) France, Peter (Professor of French, Cambridge; Fellow of the British Academy) St Clair, William (Senior Research Fellow, Trinity College - Mapping Lives, Inbunden

Mapping Lives

The Uses of Biography

AvPeter France,University of Edinburgh; Fellow of the British Academy) France, Peter (Professor of Frenchm. fl.

Inbunden, Engelska, 2002

706 kr

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Why biography? Lives of writers, thinkers and artists, while unfailingly popular with readers, raise all kinds of theoretical problems. This volume explores the different faces and functions of the genre in a range of European settings from antiquity to the present.

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Oxford History of Literary Translation in English:

Mapping Lives

The Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation

The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French

The Oxford History of Literary Translation in English:

The Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation

Politeness and its Discontents

Rousseau: Confessions

Politeness and its Discontents

Place of Healing for the Soul

Child- and-Rose

Journey

Hermits

Brett Westwood's Living World from the Archives

Lindsey Chapman's Living World from the Archives

After Lermontov

Thirty Years in Time: Peter Jackson is trapped in a world far ahead of his own time...

Mapping Lives

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