The worlding of Arabic literature language, affect, and the ethics of translatability
This book examines the translation of Arabic literature into English, in conversation with contemporary literary scholarship and classical Arabic aesthetic and linguistic paradigms. Case studies reveal practices of translating that activate embodied forms of language and affective modes of reception...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Fordham University Press
2023, 2023©2023
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| Edition: | First edition |
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This book examines the translation of Arabic literature into English, in conversation with contemporary literary scholarship and classical Arabic aesthetic and linguistic paradigms. Case studies reveal practices of translating that activate embodied forms of language and affective modes of reception to position Arabic literature ethically in the world literary system |
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| Physical Description: | 224 pages |
| ISBN: | 1531503217 9781531503215 |