Essay on the Principles of Translation

by Alexander Fraser Tytler

Excerpt from Essay on the Principles of Translation

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Genres: Linguistics, Language

448 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee, was a Scottish lawyer, writer, and professor. Tytler was also a historian, and for some years was Professor of Universal History, and Greek and Roman Antiquities, in the University of Edinburgh. Tytler's other titles included Senator of the College of Justice, and George Commissioner of Justiciary in Scotland. Tytler was a friend of Robert Burns, and prevailed upon him to remove lines from his poem Tam o' Shanter which were insulting to the legal and clerical professions.

Reviews

[Alice · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting collection for someone who studies the subject of translation. As an essay for other professionals of the area, a lot is written in several languages, so having a dictionary in hand is very helpful, lol. It was also very fun, to me, to note the main differences of today's age and the time these essays were written.

(and he's very funny when criticizing other people's works)

[Trice]

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