The Art of Translation in Light of Bakhtin's Re-accentuation

The contributors to this volume examine the art of translation as an exercise in cultural re-accentuation and explore the various re-accentuation devices employed over the last 100 years in translating modern texts from one language to another. They demonstrate the continued international relevance of Bakhtins ideas to the study of creative practices.

Format: Hardback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 03 November 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Despite Mikhail Bakhtins limited attention to the role of translation in the processes of novelistic creation and dissemination, when he does address the topic, he accorded translation a disproportionately significant role in the emergence and constitution of literature. The contributors to this volume, hailing from diverse countries such as the US, Hong Kong, Finland, Japan, Spain, Italy, Bangladesh, and Belgium, bring their own polyphonic experiences with the theory and practice of translation to the discussion of Bakhtins ideas on this subject, aiming to shed light on their relevance to translation studies in the present day.

In essence, the essays in this volume explore the art of translation as an exercise in cultural re-accentuation, where the original text and its characters are transferred to the novel soil of a different language and culture, resulting in the proliferation of multivalent meanings. Over the past century, translators have employed various re-accentuation devices to translate modern texts from one language to another.

Through its contributors, The Art of Translation in Light of Bakhtins Re-accentuation brings together diverse cultural contexts and disciplines, including literature, literary theory, the visual arts, pedagogy, translation studies, and philosophy. The book aims to demonstrate the continued international relevance of Bakhtins ideas to the study of creative practices, broadly understood.

Weight: 516g
Dimension: 147 x 222 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781501390234