Bassnett & Lefevere on Translation

“[W]riters and their work are translated differently when they are

considered ‘classics,’ when their work is recognized as ‘cultural

capital,’ and when they are not.”

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Bassnett, Susan and André Lefevere. Constructing Cultures: Essays

on Literary Translation. Clevedon, Philadelphia, Toronto,

Sydney, Johannesburg: Multilingual Matters, 1998.