Peter (Hrsg.) Burke

Cultural Translation in Early Modern Europe

Buch

This groundbreaking volume gathers an international team of historians to present the practice of translation as part of cultural history. Although translation is central to the transmission of ideas, the history of translation has generally been neglected by historians, who have left it to specialists in literature and language. This book seeks to achieve an understanding of the contribution of translation to the spread of information in early modern Europe. It focuses on non-fiction: the translation of books on religion, history, politics and especially on science, or 'natural philosophy', as it was generally known at this time. The chapter… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Hsia, R. Po-Chia (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-0-521-86208-0
EAN: 9780521862080
Produktnummer: 2651884
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Seitenangabe: 264 S.
Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D2.0 cm 563 g
Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
Gewicht: 563

Über den Autor

Peter Burke is retired Professor of Cultural History at the University of Cambridge and Life Fellow of Emmanuel College. His most recent publications include What is Cultural History? (2004) and Languages and Communities in Early Modern Europe (2004). R. Po-Chia Hsia is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of History at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author and editor of numerous books, including The World of Catholic Renewal, 1540-1770 (2nd edition 2005), and the sixth volume of the Cambridge History of Christianity: Reform and Expansion 1500-1660 (2007).