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Tymoczko, Maria. 1999. Translation in a postcolonial context: early Irish literature in English translation. Manchester: St. Jerome. 280 pp.

Publication type

Monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

culture=cultural approach | literary approach=literary discourse=literature | politics=political approach | postcolonialism=colonialism | practice=translation practice=interpreting practice | theory=translation theory=interpreting theory

Source language

Target language

Main ISBN

1-900650-16-9

Abstract

Through extensive case studies of the translation of early Irish literature into English, the author frames a complex double argument. Examining translation practices during the Irish struggle for independence, she demonstrates the varied ways that translators articulate resistance to British colonialism and cultural oppression in their translations of Ireland's `national literary heritage'. This analysis of the cultural trajectory of England's first colony is a contribution to postcolonial studies, offering a template relevant to most cultures emerging from colonialism. At the same time, these Irish case studies become the means of interrogating contemporary theories of translation. Moving between various disciplines the author provides a model for a much needed integrated approach to translation theory and practice.

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Articles in this volume

Tymoczko, Maria. Introduction. 15–40

Tymoczko, Maria. The metonymics of translation. 41–61

Tymoczko, Maria. The politics of translating Táin Bó Cúailnge into English. 62–89

Tymoczko, Maria. Formal strategies for integrating Irish hero tales into canons of European literature. 90–121

Tymoczko, Maria. The two traditions of translating early Irish literature. 122–145

Tymoczko, Maria. On translating a dead language. 146–162

Tymoczko, Maria. On Cú Chulainn's attributes: translating culture in a postcolonial context. 163–190

Tymoczko, Maria. Translating the humour in early Irish hero tales. 191–221

Tymoczko, Maria. The names of the hound. 222–247

Tymoczko, Maria. The accuracy of the philologist. 248–277

Tymoczko, Maria. Metametonymics. 278–300

Reviewed by

O'Donoghue, Bernard. 2002. Review of Translation in a postcolonial context: early Irish literature in English translation. Translation and Literature 11 (1) : 142–144.

Klimenko, Svetlana. 2000. Review of Translation in a postcolonial context: early Irish literature in English translation. Perspectives 8 (2) : 156–158.

St-Pierre, Paul. 2001. Review of Translation in a postcolonial context: early Irish literature in English translation. In Malena, Anne, ed. Les Antilles en traduction [The Carribean in translation]. Special issue of Traduction Terminologie Rédaction (TTR) 13 (2): 255–264.

Milton, John. 2001. Review of Translation in a postcolonial context. In Milton, John, ed. Emerging views on translation history in Brazil. Special issue of CROP 6: 257–265.

Cronin, Michael. 2001. Review of Translation in a postcolonial context: early Irish literature in English translation. Target 13 (2) : 351–354.

Peverati, Constanza. 2006. Review of Translation in a postcolonial context: early Irish literature in English translation. In Polezzi, Loredana. Translation, travel, migration. The Translator 12 (2) : 169–188. : 392–397.