Contemporary German Prose in Britain and France (1980-1999): A Case Study of the Significance of Otherness in Translation

This book reconsiders the translation theories currently known as 'foreignizing' and shows that some of these draw on the same nationalist agenda that they try to transcend. The ensuing case study proves that current translation practice is still governed by a nationalist assurance of linguistic and cultural differences. This book calls for a change of perspective in the theoretical and practical approaches to translation.