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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1975, After Babel constituted the first systematic investigation of the theory and processes of translation since the eighteenth century. Both controversial and seminal, it has given rise to a considerable body of secondary literature. For the second edition, George Steiner entirely revised the text, added new and expanded notes, provided a substantially updated bibliography , and wrote a new preface setting the book in the present context of hermeneutics, poetics, and translation studies.
Trade ReviewTranslation ... has long needed a champion, and at last in George Steiner it has found a scholar who is a match for the task. * Maurice Cranston, Sunday Times *
A masterly and impressive work * Jan Marsh, Daily Telegraph *
