{"product_id":"translation-and-the-rise-of-inter-american-literature-paperback","title":"Translation and the Rise of Inter-American Literature - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Lowe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEarl E. Fitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Should be required reading for everyone in the field of comparative literature, for it speaks to translation as interpretation and as creative transfer, and to the fact that good translators ought to be recognized for what they are: good writers. . . . Essential.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A welcome addition to the Latin Americanist's toolkit.\"--Adria Frizzi, University of Texas at Austin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe past few years have seen an explosion of interest among U.S. readers for Latin American literature. Yet rarely do they experience such work in the original Spanish or Portuguese. Elizabeth Lowe and Earl Fitz argue that the role of the translator is an essential--and an often ignored--part of the reception process among English-language readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth accomplished translators in their own right, Lowe and Fitz explain how stylistic and linguistic choices made by the translator can have a profound effect on how literary works are perceived by readers unfamiliar with a foreign language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTouching on issues of language, culture, and national identity, \u003ci\u003eTranslation and the Rise of Inter-American Literature \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a broad comparative perspective rarely found in traditional scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Lowe is director of the Center for Translation Studies at the University of Illinois\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eEarl E. Fitz is professor of Portuguese, Spanish, and comparative literature at Vanderbilt University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48265228648669,"sku":"9780813034348","price":58.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/p4A1AL6Yq9780813034348.webp?v=1785165953","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/translation-and-the-rise-of-inter-american-literature-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}