The nature of translation

essays on the theory and practice of literary translation

James S Holmes

This book contains the papers presented at an International Conference on Translation as an Art organized 29 and 30 May 1968 in Bratislava. Planned by the Translators' Section of the Slovak Writers Union, the conference was held under the auspices of the International Federation of Translators (FIT) and under the high patronage of the Commissioner for Culture and Information of the Slovak National Council.