How has our relationship with translation changed for different cultures over the centuries? What effect has it had on politics, art, religion, and law? In six volumes spanning 2,500 years, A Cultural History of Translation illustrates broad trends and nuances in the culture of translation from antiquity to the present.
Spanning the globe and the 19th century, the fifth volume – A Cultural History of Translation in the Emergence of the Modern World – offers insight into a wide range of knowledges, domains, genres, languages, and media. From the late 18th century until the 1930s, this volume covers an extensive and multipolar network of mediators and translation flows in diverse geographies, demonstrating the extraordinary depth and breadth of translation history scholarship.
A Cultural History of Translation in the Emergence of the Modern World
Edited by Lena Foljanty, James Thompson, and Lieven D'hulst
Bloomsbury Academic, 30 Oct. 2025
