The Translator as Mediator of Cultures

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The Translator as Mediator of Cultures is written by Humphrey Tonkin and published by John Benjamins Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9027288054 (ISBN 10) and 9789027288059 (ISBN 13).

If it is bilingualism that transfers information and ideas from culture to culture, it is the translator who systematizes and generalizes this process. The translator serves as a mediator of cultures. In this collection of essays, based on a conference held at the University of Hartford, a group of individuals – professional translators, linguists, and literary scholars – exchange their views on translation and its power to influence literary traditions and to shape cultural and economic identities. The authors explore the implications of their views on the theory and craft of translation, both written and oral, in an era of unsettling globalizing forces.