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When it first appeared in 1975, after babelcreated a sensation, quickly establishing itself as both a controversial and seminal study of literary theory. Many of his best essays in language and silence were originally published in small magazines. Commentary, encounter, the listener, the new york times and the tls and most of his books were published by penguin, faber and weidenfeld and nicolson. His bestknown book, after babel 1975, was an early and influential contribution to the field of translation studies. In the longawaited second edition of this book, george steiner offers a complete revision, an updated bibliography, and a new preface in which he. In the original edition, steiner provided readers with the first systematic investigation since the eighteenth century of the phenomenology and processes of translation both inside and between languages. George steiners after babel in contemporary translation. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. The eminent literary critic and essayist george steiner, who explored the power and limitations of language and culture in a series of hugely influential books, has died at the age of 90. Click download or read online button to get after babel book now. George steiner book after babel, aspects of language and translation, revd by geoffrey h hartman l. Word against object, is the longest of the book and the least central to the problem of.
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