| The theory and practice of translating Hebrew. Here you'll find suggestions for what to read if you are interested in translation in general, or more particularly in translating Hebrew. | ||
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| Le Ton Beau De Marot: In Praise Of The Musi...
by Douglas R. Hofstadter $25.60 In spite of the title (which forms a pun in French), this is a wonderful and accessible book written in English about transl... | Interpretation and Overinterpretation (Tann...
by Umberto Eco $29.31 This is a fairly academic book about the difference between readers interpreting what is written ("interpretation") and reader... | Validity in Interpretation
by E.D. Hirsch $18.93 Another book about interpretation. To the extent that the first step of translation is understanding, and part of understandi... |
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| Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things
by George Lakoff $17.16 In spite of the title, this is a book about how metaphor works. Because translating metaphors and idioms is one of the most c... | Representation and Reality (Representation ...
by Hilary Putnam This is a theoretical approach to issues surrounding words and meaning and how words mean things. Unlike the textbooks, you w... | The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates...
by Steven Pinker This is a book primarily about language, not translation. And the book focuses on spoken language, but its relevance is that i... |
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| My People's Prayer Book, Vol. 1: Traditiona...
$18.24 Here you'll find my translation of the prayers, and the only modern scientific translation of the liturgy in print. The trans... | Kabbalat Shabbat: Welcoming Shabbat in the ...
$18.24 Here you'll find my translation of the prayers, and the only modern scientific translation of the liturgy in print. The trans... | In the Beginning: A Short History of the H...
by Joel Hoffman $17.95 My book, available in paperback. It's a readable and (I hope) enjoyable presentation of the story of Hebrew: where it comes ... |
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