Babbling Barbarians: How Translators Keep Us Civilized - A Conversation with David Bellos
Howard Burton
Ever heard people say things like, “A translation is no substitute for the original” or “Humour can’t be translated into another language”? In this thought-provoking book, based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Princeton University Professor David Bellos, author of the bestselling book, Is That A Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything, many fascinating features of language and translation are explored at length.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Teaching a Man to Fish, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Introductory Musings - On Perec, Chomsky, and other matters II. An Illustrative Capture - Learning from The Great Escape III. Getting the Joke - Translating Humour IV. Probing the Foreign - Dickens, word order, and Anglo-Italian gibberish V. Films in Translation - Subtitles, dubbing, and “The Bergman Effect” VI. The Varieties in English - In search of a middle form VII. Asserting Our Individuality - Language as an expression of our identity VIII. Translation and Meaning - Extending the Principle of Effability IX. Mathematics and Music - Pushing the boundaries of “language-like” X. Language and Thought - Plato, Hopi, and jumping mind-grooves XI. Paying Respects - Valuing the translator in our midst
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Howard Burton
Howard Burton, the founder and creator of Ideas On Film, holds a PhD in theoretical physics and an MA in philosophy. Howard was the Founding Director of Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. His experiences at developing PI's research and outreach mandates were described in his book, First Principles: Building Perimeter Institute, featuring a foreword by Nobel Laureate Roger Penrose.
For his award-winning initiative Ideas Roadshow, Howard has hosted and filmed in-depth conversations with more than 100 world-leading experts, including 3 Nobel Laureates. Ideas Roadshow conversations reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research while providing behind-the-scenes insights into the world of frontline researchers.
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