Reflections on Translation

Introduction

1. Language and Identity

2. Original Sin

3. Theory and Practice: the old dilemma

4. Dangerous Translations

5. How modern should translations be?

6. Status Anxiety

7. Under the Influence

8. Reference Point

9. Translation or Adaptation

10. Translating Style

11. Telling Tales

12. Pride and Prejudices

13. Turning the page

14. Poetry in motion

15. When translation goes horribly wrong

16. Living Languages

17. All in the mind

18. More than words

19. Just what did you call me?

20. Lost in translation

21. Good rhyme and reason

22. Women's Work

23. Plays for today

24. Between the lines

25. Playing on words

26. Pleasures of rereading

27. On the case

28. Gained in translation

29. Layers of meaning

30. The value of comparing translations

31. Where the fun comes in

32. Translators making the news

33 What exactly did Saddam say?

34. Native strengths

35. What's in a name?

36. Food for thought

37. Family matters

38. Rethinking theory and practice

39. The power of poetry

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