Translation as Metaphor

<P>In today’s ever-changing climate of disintegration and recombination, translation has become one of the essential metaphors, if not <EM>the</EM> metaphor, of our globalized world. <EM>Translation and Metaphor</EM> is an attempt to draw a comprehensive map of these new, overlapping theoretical territories and the many cross-disciplinary movements they imply. In five chapters, this book examines:</P><P></P><UL><LI>the main metaphor theories developed in the West;</LI><LI>the way the notion of metaphor relates to the concept of translation;</LI><LI>different theoretical perspectives on metaphors of translation in translation studies;</LI><LI>the main metaphors developed to describe translation in the West and in the East;</LI><LI>spatial metaphors within translation studies, cultural studies and postcolonial theory;</LI><LI>the use of the metaphor of translation across psychoanalysis, anthropology and ethnography, postcolonial theory, history and literature, sociology, media and communication theory, medicine and genetics.</LI></UL><P></P><P>Comprehensive analysis of key metaphor theories, revealing examples from a wide range of sources and a look towards future directions make this a must-have book for students, researchers and translators working in the areas of translation and translation theory.</P>