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"On its first publication in 1975, After Babel quickly established itself as both controversial and seminal. George Steiner was the first since the 18th century to present a systematic investigation of the phenomenology and processes of translation both inside and between languages. Taking issue with the principal emphasis of modern linguistics, he finds the root of the ""Babel problem"" in our deep instinct for privacy and a unique body of shared secrecy. With this provocative thesis he analyzes every aspect of translation, from fundamental conditions of interpretation to the most intricate of linguistic constructions. This second edition has been completely revised and amended, and includes an updated bibliography and a new preface which sets the book in the present context of hermeneutics, poetics, and translation studies."

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Author:   George Steiner
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford Paperbacks
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 12.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 19.00cm
Weight:   0.368kg
ISBN:  

9780192828743

ISBN 10:   0192828746
Pages:   559
Publication Date:   01 January 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9780192880932
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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About the Author: George Steiner is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Geneva. His books include The Death of Tragedy, Language in Silence, In Bluebeard's Castle, and On Difficulty and Other Essays

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