After Babel
by Steiner, George
After Babel: Aspects of Language and Translation is a 1975 linguistics book written by literary critic George Steiner. It was first published by Oxford University Press in the United Kingdom and deals with the "Babel problem" of multiple languages. After Babel is a comprehensive study of the subject of language and translation. It is both a controversial and seminal work that covers a great deal of new ground and has remained the most thorough book on this topic since its publication.
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London & NY, Oxford University Press, 1975. First Edition. Hard Cover. viii, 507 p., [1] leaf of plates, 1 color illus.; 23.5 cm. Contents: Understanding as Translation; Language and Gnosis; Word against Object; The Claims of Theory; The Hermeneutic Motion; Topologies of Culture; Bibliography: p. [475]-484. Stock#45719. Vg / dj vg. Item Price
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London: Oxford University Press, 1975 0192121960. First edition. VG. Hardback. No DW. No inscriptions or annotations. 507 pages including over 20 pages of index. 'After Babel' created a sensation on publication in 1975, quickly establishing itself as both a controversial and seminal study of literary theory. Dr. Steiner's is the first attempt, certainly since the late eighteenth century, at a… Read more about this item Item Price
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