Overview

Translation is intercultural communication in its purest form. Its power in forming and/or deforming cultural identities has only recently been acknowledged, given the attention it deserves. The chapters in this unique volume assess translation from Arabic into other languages from different perspectives: the politics, economics, ethics, and poetics of translating from Arabic; a language often neglected in western mainstream translation studies.

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Author:   Said Faiq
Publisher:   Channel View Publications Ltd
Imprint:   Multilingual Matters
Volume:   No.26
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.206kg
ISBN:  

9781853597435

ISBN 10:   1853597430
Pages:   152
Publication Date:   08 September 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface; 1. The Cultural Encounter in Translating from Arabic Said Faiq (American University of Sharjah, UAE); 2. The Cultural Context of Translating Arabic Literature Richard van Leeuwen (Amsterdam); 3. Exoticism, Identity and Representation in Western Translation from Arabic Ovidi Carbonell (University of Salamanca, Spain); 4. Autobiography, Modernity and Translation Tetz Rooke (Uppsala University, Sweden); 5. Integrating Arab Culture into Israeli Identity through Literary Translations from Arabic into Hebrew Hannah Amit-Kochavi (Beit Berl College, Israel); 6. Translating Islamist Discourse Mike Holt (Salford University, UK); 7. On Translating Oral Style in Palestinian Folktales Ibrahim Muhawi (University of California, USA); 8. The Qur'an: Limits of Translatability Hussein Abdul Raof (University of Leeds, UK); 9. Translating Native Arabic Linguistic Terminology Solomon I Sara (Georgetown University, USA); 10. Towards an Economy and Poetics of Translation from and into Arabic Richard Jacquemond (University of Provence, France) Translated from French by Philip Tomlinson (University of Salford, UK); Notes on contributors/ Bibliography /Index

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Said Faiq is Associate Professor of Translation Studies at the American University of Sharjah, where he is Chair of the Department of English & Translation Studies and Director of the Graduate program in Translation & Interpreting. Prior to this, he taught at the School of Languages, Salford University, UK. He has published widely on (Arabic) translation and cultural studies.

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