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Babel

Hardcover • 2019 • 1. edition

Babel

By Dennis Duncan, Stephen Harrison, Katrin Kohl, Matthew Reynolds

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About the book

This innovative collection of essays shows how linguistic diversity has inspired people across time and cultures to embark on adventurous journeys through the translation of texts. It tells the story of how ideas have travelled via the medium of translation into different languages and cultures, focusing on illustrated examples ranging from Greek papyri through illuminated manuscripts and fine early books to fantasy languages (such as J.R.R. Tolkien's Elvish), the search for a universal language...Show more

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ISBN

9781851245093

Publisher

Bodleian Library

Published year

2019

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1

Original title

Babel

Format

Hardcover

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