Retracing the History of Literary Translation in Poland: People, Politics, Poetics

This book brings a fresh perspective on the Polish literary translation landscape, offering unique insights into the social, political, and ideological underpinnings of Polish translation history for an English language audience for the first time.

Author: Magda Heydel
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 05/31/2023
Pages: 270
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781032044408

About the Author

Magda Heydel is associate professor and the head of the Centre for Translation Studies at the Faculty of Polish, Jagiellonian University in Kraków and editor in chief of Przekladaniec. A Journal of Translation Studies. Her work is mainly in literary translation and translation history. She is also a literary translator from English into Polish.

Zofia Ziemann teaches translation at the Centre for Translation Studies, Jagiellonian University, Kraków. She is also a freelance translator, interpreter, and editor. Her main research area is translation history, with a particular focus on literary retranslation.