Translators Through History

Translators have invented alphabets, helped build languages and written dictionaries. They have contributed to the emergence of national literature and to the spread of knowledge and of religions. This book highlights the fundamental role translators have played in the unfolding of intellectual history. Nearly fifty scholars from twenty countries have helped to compile this survey, which takes the reader through Europe and the Americas, Africa, India and China.Delisle, Jean is the author of 'Translators Through History' with ISBN 9789231031373 and ISBN 9231031376.