The Culture of Translation in Anglo-Saxon England

The Culture of Translation in Anglo-Saxon England
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Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Total Pages : 214
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ISBN-10 : 085991643X
ISBN-13 : 9780859916431
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Download or read book The Culture of Translation in Anglo-Saxon England written by Robert Stanton and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 2002 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Translation was central to Old English literature as we know it. Most Old English literature, in fact, was either translated or adapted from Latin sources, and this is the first full-length study of Anglo-Saxon translation as a cultural practice. This 'culture of translation' was characterised by changing attitudes towards English: at first a necessary evil, it can be seen developing increasing authority and sophistication. Translation's pedagogical function (already visible in Latin and Old English glosses) flourished in the centralizing translation programme of the ninth-century translator-king Alfred, and English translations of the Bible further confirmed the respectability of English, while lfric's late tenth-century translation theory transformed principles of Latin composition into a new and vigorous language for English preaching and teaching texts. The book will integrate the Anglo-Saxon period more fully into the longer history of English translation.ROBERT STANTON is Assistant Professor of English, Boston College, Massachusetts.


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