Lawrence Venuti
E662498
Lawrence Venuti is an American translation theorist and scholar known for his influential work on translator visibility, foreignization vs. domestication, and the ethics of translation.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
scholar ⓘ translation theorist ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| advocates | foreignizing translation strategies ⓘ |
| argues |
for greater visibility of the translator
ⓘ
that translation is an interpretive and transformative act ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criticizes | domesticating translation strategies ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
ⓘ
Temple University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
CUNY Graduate Center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Temple University NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
comparative literature
ⓘ
literary theory ⓘ translation studies ⓘ |
| hasAcademicSpecialization |
history of translation
ⓘ
literary translation ⓘ translation theory ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
contemporary translation theory
ⓘ
translation studies ⓘ |
| hasRole | editor of The Translation Studies Reader ⓘ |
| hasTranslated |
Italian literature
ⓘ
modern Italian authors ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
domestication
ⓘ
ethics of translation ⓘ foreignization ⓘ translator visibility ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Contra Instrumentalism: A Translation Polemic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rethinking Translation: Discourse, Subjectivity, Ideology NERFINISHED ⓘ The Scandals of Translation: Towards an Ethics of Difference NERFINISHED ⓘ The Translation Studies Reader NERFINISHED ⓘ The Translator’s Invisibility: A History of Translation NERFINISHED ⓘ Translation Changes Everything: Theory and Practice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
translation theorist
ⓘ
translator ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of English
ⓘ
professor of translation studies ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.