TOURY, Gideon
A replacement of the author's well-known book on Translation Theory, In Search
of a Theory of Translation (1980), this book makes a case for Descriptive
Translation Studies as a scholarly activity as well as a branch of the discipline,
having immediate consequences for issues of both a theoretical and applied
nature. Methodological discussions are complemented by an assortment of case
studies of various scopes and levels, with emphasis on the need to contextualize
whatever one sets out to focus on.
Part 1 deals with the position of descriptive studies within TS and justifies
the author's choice to devote a whole book to the subject. Part 2 gives a
detailed rationale for descriptive studies in translation and serves as a
framework for the case studies comprising Part 3. Concrete descriptive issues
are here tackled within ever growing contexts of a higher level: texts and
modes of translational behavior - in the appropriate cultural setup; textual
components - in texts, and through these texts, in cultural constellations.
Part 4 asks the question: What is knowledge accumulated through descriptive
studies performed within one and the same framework likely to yield in terms
of theory and practice? This is an excellent book for higher-level translation
courses.
1995 - 312 Pages
