Women and early modern cultures of translation : beyond the female tradition /

"Women and Early Modern Cultures of Translation: Beyond the Female Tradition offers a fresh account of early modern translation and the history of women translators. Research on women translators has often focused on early modern England; the example of early modern England has been taken as th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brown, Hilary, 1976- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2022.
Edition:First edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • List of Illustrations
  • Note
  • Introduction
  • 1. Perceptions of Translation
  • 1.1 Translation and Femininity
  • 1.2 The Case of Early Modern Germany
  • 1.3 Conclusion
  • 2. Conditions for Translation
  • 2.1 In the Shadows of Men
  • 2.2 The Subordinate Woman Model in Germany
  • 2.3 Revisiting the Subordinate Woman
  • 2.4 Collaboration and Agency
  • 2.5 Conclusion
  • 3. Fields of Translation
  • 3.1 Women's Choice of Texts
  • 3.2 Religious Translations by German Women
  • 3.3 Non-Religious Translations by German Women
  • 3.4 Conclusion
  • 4. Methods of Translation
  • 4.1 Marks of Female Authorship
  • 4.2 German Practices and Cultural Patriotism
  • 4.3 Conclusion
  • 5. Modes of Translation
  • 5.1 Manuscript vs Print
  • 5.2 Manuscript Translation in Germany
  • 5.3 The German Print Context
  • 5.4 Conclusion
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Translations by Women in the German States, 1500-1690
  • Bibliography
  • Index.