John Milton

List of John Benjamins publications in which John Milton is involved.

Titles

Tradition, Tension and Translation in Turkey

Edited by Şehnaz Tahir Gürçağlar, Saliha Paker and John Milton

The articles in this volume examine historical, cultural, literary and political facets of translation in Turkey, a society in tortuous transformation since the 19th century from empire to nation-state. Some draw attention to tradition in Ottoman practices and agents of translation and… read more

[Benjamins Translation Library, 118] 2015. xiii, 311 pp.

Agents of Translation

Edited by John Milton and Paul Bandia

Agents of Translation contains thirteen case studies by internationally recognized scholars in which translation has been used as a way of influencing the target culture and furthering literary, political and personal interests. The articles describe Francisco Miranda, the “precursor” of Venezuelan… read more

[Benjamins Translation Library, 81] 2009. vi, 337 pp.

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Silva-Reis, Dennys and John Milton 2019 Chapter 19. The history of translation in Brazil through the centuries: In search of a tradition A World Atlas of Translation, Gambier, Yves and Ubaldo Stecconi (eds.), pp. 395–417 | Chapter

This report attempts to give an overview of the history of translation and interpretation in Brazil from the 16th century to the present. It seeks to show important historical characters, works and processes in Translation Studies in Portuguese America in order to discover a possible Brazilian… read more

Paker, Saliha, Şehnaz Tahir Gürçağlar and John Milton 2015 Introduction Tradition, Tension and Translation in Turkey, Tahir Gürçağlar, Şehnaz, Saliha Paker and John Milton (eds.), pp. 1–24 | Article

Milton, John 2010 Gentzler, Edwin. 2008. Translation and Identity in the Americas. New Directions in Translation Theory Target 22:2, pp. 389–391 | Review

Milton, John 2010 Adaptation Handbook of Translation Studies: Volume 1, Gambier, Yves and Luc van Doorslaer (eds.), pp. 3–6 | Article

Milton, John and Paul Bandia 2009 Introduction: Agents of translation and Translation Studies Agents of Translation, Milton, John and Paul Bandia (eds.), pp. 1–18 | Miscellaneous

Nóbrega, Thelma Médici and John Milton 2009 The role of Haroldo and Augusto de Campos in bringing translation to the fore of literary activity in Brazil Agents of Translation, Milton, John and Paul Bandia (eds.), pp. 257–277 | Article

This article is a review of the implications of the Campos brothers’ practical and theoretical activity as translators on the translation field in Brazil, focusing on Haroldo de Campos’ role as translator, translation theorist and literary critic.

Milton, John 2008 The importance of economic factors in translation publication: An example from Brazil Beyond Descriptive Translation Studies: Investigations in homage to Gideon Toury, Pym, Anthony, Miriam Shlesinger † and Daniel Simeoni (eds.), pp. 163–173 | Article

Alves, Paulo Edson and John Milton 2005 Inculturation and acculturation in the translation of religious texts: The translations of Jesuit priest José de Anchieta into Tupi in 16th century Brazil Target 17:2, pp. 275–296 | Article

This article examines the translation of religious texts by the Jesuit missionary Joséde Anchieta in Brazil in the 16th century. The article shows that Anchieta used a large amount of inculturation, a readiness to mix Catholic and native Indian terms, in order to achieve the catechism of the… read more

Milton, John 2004 The .gure of the factory translator: University and professional domains in the translation profession Claims, Changes and Challenges in Translation Studies: Selected contributions from the EST Congress, Copenhagen 2001, Hansen, Gyde, Kirsten Malmkjær and Daniel Gile (eds.), pp. 169–179 | Article

Milton, John 2002 Carneiro Rodrigues, Cristina. 2000. Tradução e diferença Target 14:2, pp. 384–387 | Review

Malmkjær, Kirsten, John Milton and Veronica Smith 2000 Translation and mass culture Translation in Context: Selected papers from the EST Congress, Granada 1998, Chesterman, Andrew, Natividad Gallardo San Salvador and Yves Gambier (eds.), pp. 243–260 | Article

Milton, John 2000 The Translation of Mass Fiction Investigating Translation: Selected papers from the 4th International Congress on Translation, Barcelona, 1998, Beeby, Allison, Doris Ensinger and Marisa Presas (eds.), pp. 171–179 | Chapter

Milton, John 1999 Orero, Pilar & Juan C. Sager, eds. 1997. The Translator's Dialogue: Giovanni Pontiero Target 11:2, pp. 374–377 | Review

Milton, John 1999 Wolf, Michaela, Hrsg. 1997. Übersetzungswissenschaft in Brasilien: Beiträge zum Status von "Original" und Übersetzung. Target 11:1, pp. 158–160 | Review

Milton, John 1997 Delisle, Jean & Judith Woodsworth, eds. and dir. 1995. Translators Through History Target 9:1, pp. 178–180 | Review