Project Gutenberg 2021-03-20 Public domain in the USA. 644 Woodhouselee, Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord 1747 1813 Tytler, Alexander Fraser, Lord Woodhouselee Tytler, Alex. Fraser (Alexander Fraser), Lord Woodhouselee Woodhouselee, Lord Essay on the Principles of Translation Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Essay on the Principles of Translation" by Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee is a critical work on literary translation written in the late 18th century. This essay aims to discuss and elucidate the principles and rules governing the art of translation, addressing both the difficulties involved and the standards for achieving a faithful yet stylistically appropriate rendition of texts. The opening of the essay sets the stage for this discussion by highlighting the historical lack of formal analysis in literary translation, despite its acknowledged importance. Tytler reflects on how even ancient authors recognized the value of translation but failed to establish guiding principles for it. He proposes to fill this gap in understanding by exploring what constitutes a good translation and outlining general rules based on this definition. This includes examining how translators should balance fidelity to the original text with the need for eloquence in the target language, emphasizing the complexities involved in achieving an accurate and effective translation while engaging with various examples from literary history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Translating and interpreting PN Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Language & Communication 538870 2025-09-25T13:13:24.444723 text/html 519362 2024-10-18T12:09:25 text/html 611707 2025-09-25T13:13:34.161675 application/epub+zip 610518 2025-09-25T13:13:25.974713 application/epub+zip 269777 2025-09-25T13:13:25.181728 application/epub+zip 773281 2025-09-25T13:13:39.091614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 763957 2025-09-25T13:13:33.359683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423278 2022-09-29T08:00:10.319463 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384643 2025-09-25T13:13:23.004691 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 364651 2024-10-18T12:09:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16449 2025-09-25T13:13:39.231613 application/rdf+xml 39080 2025-09-25T13:13:25.340675 image/jpeg 4633 2025-09-25T13:13:25.261699 image/jpeg 549229 2025-09-25T13:13:24.487736 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia