Beyond Descriptive Translation Studies

“The contributions in Beyond Descriptive Translation Studies: Investigations in homage of Gideon Toury attest to the wide-ranging influence and continued active presence of Toury in the field of Translation Studies. The range of topics covered reveals the depth and breadth of the discipline of Descriptive Translation Studies, and clearly iluustrates the "open and multidirectional ambition" (p. ix) of Toury's research agenda. [...] the volume is an impressive tribute to an outstanding scholar who has dominated the field for decades and whose work will nou doubt continue to resonate within and beyound the field.”

“In the book, the diversity of the issues discussed in the various chapters, the validity of the combination of theoretical speculation and empirical evidence, and above all the intellectual independence with which the various issues are tackled, not stopping at pat solutions nor applying consolidated intellectual schemes, but rather looking at problems afresh, ignoring conventions and preconceived ideas, represent the best homage to Gideon Toury’s work. Apart from introducing new notions and categorizations that today have become common fare in any discussion in translation and interpreting research, his contribution to the development of DTS has had an impact that, on account its revolutionary rather than evolutionary nature, can only be effectively described by using Thomas Kuhn’s notion of “paradigm shift”, because it has led to the advent of a radically new “conceptual world” in translation research, opening up new perspectives and contributing to changing the way problems are formulated and solved in the discipline. Therefore, it can be stated with no fear of exaggeration that the book does accomplish its intended mission, delivering what its attractive title promises. It is certainly suitable to figure on the bookshelf of anyone who is interested in Translation Studies, as a useful instrument for updating one's knowledge of recent developments in the area of the complex dynamics of intercultural and interlinguistic relations.”