Postcolonial Translation Theory

This outstanding collection brings together eminent contributors to examine some crucial interconnections between postcolonial theory and translation studies. As English becomes an increasingly global language, so more people become multilingual and translation becomes a crucial communicative activity. The essays in this book, by contributors from Britain, the US, Brazil, India and Canada, explore new perspectives on translation in relation to post-colonial societies. The essay topics include: * links between centre and margins in intellectual transfer * shifts in translation practice from colonial to post-colonial societies * translation and power relations in Indian languages * Brazilian cannibalistic theories in literary transfer Examining the relationships between language and power across cultural boundaries, this collection reveals the vital role of translation in redefining the meanings of culture and ethnic identity. Rosemary Arrojo, Universidad Estadual de Campinas, Brazil, G.J.V. Prasad, Jawalharlal Nehru University, India, Sherry Simon, Universite Concordia, Canada, Else Ribeiro Pires Vi

ISBN 041514745X   Pages 224 ISBN13 9780415147453 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Routledge   Weight (grammes) 286 Imprint ROUTLEDGE CHAPMAN HALL   Published in London Format Paperback   Series title Translation Studies Publication date 01 Jan 1999   Height (mm) 216 Library of Congress 98012969   Width (mm) 138 DEWEY 418.02

		Acknowledgements
		Notes on contributors
		Introduction: of colonies, cannibals and vernaculars by Susan Bassnett and Harish Trivedi		1
1		Post-colonial writing and literary translation by Maria Tymoczko		19
2		Writing translation: the strange case of the Indian English novel by G. J. V. Prasad		41
3		Translating and interlingual creation in the contact zone: border writing in Quebec by Sherry Simon		58
4		Composing the other by Andre Lefevere		75
5		Liberating Calibans: readings of Antropofagia and Haroldo de Campos' poetics of transcreation by Else Ribeiro Pires Vieira		95
6		A. K. Ramanujan's theory and practice of translation by Vinay Dharwadker		114
7		Interpretation as possessive love: Helene Cixous, Clarice Lispector and the ambivalence of fidelity by Rosemary Arrojo		141
8		Shifting grounds of exchange: B. M. Srikantaiah and Kannada translation by Vanamala Viswanatha and Sherry Simon		162
9		Translation and literary history - an Indian view by Ganesh Devy		182
		Bibliography		189
		Name Index		199

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