{"product_id":"parmenides-translation-9781636677750","title":"Parmenides \u0026 Translation: Figures of Motion, Figures of Being","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow has translation, understood in an expansive sense that includes reception, interpretation, and editing, transformed an orally performed poem from the Greek Archaic period into a foundational text of philosophy? In what ways might translation open new interpretive possibilities? Through activating translation in multiple ways, ranging from translation as thinking, transfictional readings of canonical texts, and a provocative new translation, author D. M. Spitzer explores these questions, seeking to develop and inspire new approaches to the poem of Parmenides and beyond. With a style that continually reminds readers of the inalienable links between literature and philosophy, the book enhances the emerging research area on the intersections of translation and philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInsightful, disconcerting, unexpected and urgent. Spitzer tears down the walls between philosophy, literature and translation; between poetic, philosophical and translated language. His poetic prose takes us through Parmenides – including an audacious new translation – to arrive at the much-needed notion of transphilosophy – without which the reader can no longer imagine philosophy or translation.\u003cbr\u003e– Alice Leal, Associate Professor, Department of Translating  and Interpreting Studies, University of the Witwatersrand\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn innovative and extensively researched work, this important monograph offers compelling reasons to see and hear Parmenides anew. Providing insight and evidence for how translation affects reception, D.M. Spitzer weaves a delicate balance between the stasis of doctrinal interpretation and the ek-stasis of fragments rich with musicality and possibility.\u003cbr\u003e– Lisa Wilkinson, Professor of Philosophy, Nebraska Wesleyan University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25 August 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePage count:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Height 229 mm; Width 152 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Peter Lang Publishing Inc\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781636677750\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"D.M. Spitzer","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":50250609950970,"sku":"9781636677750","price":53.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/9781636677750.jpg?v=1788827944","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/parmenides-translation-9781636677750","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}