Reversing Babel : Translation Among the English during an Age of Conquests, c. 800 to c. 1200.

Reversing Babel: Translation among the English during an Age of Conquests, c. 800 to c. 1200, starts with a small puzzle: Why did the Normans translate English law, the law of the people they had conquered, from Old English into Latin? Solving thispuzzle meant asking questions about what medieval wr...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: O'Brien, Bruce R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, 2011.
Subjects:
To 1500
Translating and interpreting > History > To 1500.
Civilization, Medieval.
Literature, Medieval > Translations > History and criticism.
Civilisation médiévale.
Littérature médiévale > Traductions > Histoire et critique.
Civilization, Medieval
Literature, Medieval > Translations
Translating and interpreting
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Figures and Maps; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Ch01. Language and Translation in Early Medieval England; Ch02. Language Contact in Conquered England; Ch03. Motives; Ch04. Methods: Practical Matters; Ch05. Methods: Translators' Choices; Ch06. Final Observations; Appendix. Principal and Representative Translations; Works Cited; Index; About the Author.

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