The Hermes complex : philosophical reflections on translation /

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When Hermes handed over to Apollo his finest invention, the lyre, in exchange for promotion to the status of messenger of the gods, he relinquished the creativity that gave life to his words. The trade-off proved frustrating: Hermes chafed under the obligation to deliver the ideas and words of other...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Le Blanc, Charles, 1965- (Author)
Other Authors: Folkart, Barbara (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: Ottawa, Ontario : University of Ottawa Press, [2012]
Series:Perspectives on translation.
Subjects:
Translating and interpreting > Philosophy.
Traduction > Philosophie.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Multi-Language Phrasebooks.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Alphabets & Writing Systems.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > General.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Readers.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Spelling.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Epigraph
  • Translator's foreword
  • Introduction
  • The Hermes complex
  • Epilogue.

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