30.3590, FYI: History of Translation and Translators

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LINGUIST List: Vol-30-3590. Mon Sep 23 2019. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 30.3590, FYI: History of Translation and Translators

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Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 13:01:48
From: Marie Lebert [marie.lebert at gmail.com]
Subject: History of Translation and Translators

 
In the Community Texts of the Internet Archive:
https://archive.org/details/translation-history

We use translated works all the time. But how about the translators
themselves, and their influence on shaping languages and cultures? They were
highly regarded alongside authors, scholars and scientists for two millennia,
and they played a major role in society. They also had fascinating lives. Here
is a tribute to translators of the past -- from Antiquity to the 20th century
-- with the help of Wikipedia.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Translation





 



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