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Published 2015.
In the years between 1848 and 1918, the Habsburg Empire was an intensely pluricultural space that brought together numerous ?nationalities? under constantly changing - and contested - linguistic regimes. The multifaceted forms of translation ...
Published 2015.
In the years between 1848 and 1918, the Habsburg Empire was an intensely pluricultural space that brought together numerous ?nationalities? under constantly changing - and contested - linguistic regimes. The multifaceted forms of translation and interpreting, marked by national struggles and extensive multilingualism, played a crucial role in constructing cultures within the Habsburg space. This book traces translation and interpreting practices in the Empire's administration, courts and diplomatic service, and takes account of the ?habitualised? translation carried out in everyday life. It then details the flows of literary translation among the Habsburg crown lands and between these and other European languages, with a special focus on Italian-German exchange. Applying a broad concept of ?cultural translation? and working with sociological tools, the book addresses the mechanisms by which translation and interpreting constructs cultures, and delineates a model of the Habsburg Monarchy's ?pluricultural space of communication? that is also applicable to other multilingual settings.
