Habsburg Monarchy's Many-Languaged Soul

In the years between 1848 and 1918, the Habsburg Empire was an intensely pluricultural space that brought together numerous &quote;nationalities&quote; under constantly changing - and contested - linguistic regimes. The multifaceted forms of translation and interpreting, marked by national struggles and extensive multilingualism, played a crucial role in constructing cultures within the Habsburg space. This book traces translation and interpreting practices in the Empire's administration, courts and diplomatic service, and takes account of the &quote;habitualized&quote; translation carried out in everyday life. It then details the flows of translation among the Habsburg crownlands and between these and other European languages, with a special focus on Italian-German exchange. Applying a broad concept of &quote;cultural translation&quote; and working with sociological tools, the book addresses the mechanisms by which translation and interpreting constructs cultures, and delineates a model of the Habsburg Monarchy's &quote;pluricultural space of communication&quote; that is also applicable to other multilingual settings.Published with the support of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF)