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Nature Translated: Alexander Von Humboldt's Works in Nineteenth-Century Britain

Nature Translated: Alexander Von Humboldt's Works in Nineteenth-Century Britain

Martin, Alison E.

Hardcover

Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Literary Translation

Literary Criticism

ISBN10: 1474439322
ISBN13: 9781474439329
Publisher: Edinburgh Univ Pr
Published: Oct 3 2018
Pages: 280
Weight: 1.20
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.30
Language: English

The first extensive analysis of the translation, publication and critical reception of Alexander von Humboldt's writings in nineteenth-century Britain
Alexander von Humboldt was one of the most important scientists of the nineteenth century. Captivating his readers with his vibrant, lyrical prose, he transformed understandings of the earth and space by rethinking nature as the interconnection of global forces. This book argues that style was key to the success of these translations and shows how Humboldt's British translators, now largely forgotten figures, were pivotal in moulding his prose and his public persona as they reconfigured his works for readers in Britain and beyond.

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