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Nature Translated: Alexander Von Humboldt's Works in Nineteenth Century Britain (Edinburgh Critical Studies in Literary Translation) - Softcover

Martin, Alison E.

 
9781474439336: Nature Translated: Alexander Von Humboldt's Works in Nineteenth Century Britain (Edinburgh Critical Studies in Literary Translation)
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ISBN 10: 1474439330 ISBN 13: 9781474439336
Verlag: Edinburgh University Press, 2020

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The first extensive analysis of the translation, publication and critical reception of Alexander von Humboldt’s writings in nineteenth-century Britain
Alexander von Humboldt was one of the most important scientists of the nineteenth century. Captivating his readers with his vibrant, lyrical prose, he transformed understandings of the earth and space by rethinking nature as the interconnection of global forces. This book argues that style was key to the success of these translations and shows how Humboldt’s British translators, now largely forgotten figures, were pivotal in moulding his prose and his public persona as they reconfigured his works for readers in Britain and beyond.
Key Features
Prompts a rethinking of the role of translation in mediating scientific knowledgeReconsiders how translators shape a scientist’s international reputationDraws on extensive archival material in neglected publishers’ archives to shed new light on how authors, their translators and their publishers collaborate

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Alison E. Martin is Professor of British Studies at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Germersheim). She is the author of Moving Scenes: The Aesthetics of German Travel Writing on England, 1783-1830 in the Legenda monograph series Studies in Comparative Literature Vol 13.

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The first extensive analysis of the translation, publication and critical reception of Alexander von Humboldt’s writings in nineteenth-century BritainAlexander von Humboldt was one of the most important scientists of the nineteenth century. Captivating his readers with his vibrant, lyrical prose, he transformed understandings of the earth and space by rethinking nature as the interconnection of global forces. This book argues that style was key to the success of these translations and shows how Humboldt’s British translators, now largely forgotten figures, were pivotal in moulding his prose and his public persona as they reconfigured his works for readers in Britain and beyond. Drawing on extensive archival material in neglected publishers’ archives, it sheds new light on how authors, their translators and their publishers collaborate and prompts a review of the role of translation in mediating scientific knowledge.Alison E. Martin is Professor of British Studies at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Germersheim).

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The first extensive analysis of the translation, publication and critical reception of Alexander von Humboldt s writings in nineteenth-century BritainAlexander von Humboldt was one of the most important scientists of the nineteenth century. Captivating his readers with his vibrant, lyrical prose, he transformed understandings of the earth and space by rethinking nature as the interconnection of global forces. This book argues that style was key to the success of these translations and shows how Humboldt s British translators, now largely forgotten figures, were pivotal in moulding his prose and his public persona as they reconfigured his works for readers in Britain and beyond. Drawing on extensive archival material in neglected publishers archives, it sheds new light on how authors, their translators and their publishers collaborate and prompts a review of the role of translation in mediating scientific knowledge. Alison E. Martin is Professor of British Studies at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Germersheim).

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Verlag
Edinburgh University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2020
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1474439330
ISBN 13 
9781474439336
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Taschenbuch
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1
Anzahl der Seiten
280
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