This 4th edition remains essential reading for anyone new to the field and has been updated to include The Cultural Turn in Translation Studies, Translation and Power, Postcolonial translation, Skopos theory, Translation and new technology, The 'Translational Turn', translation studies in the Chinese and Indian contexts, and translating for the theatre.

At a time when millions travel around the planet - some by choice, some driven by economic or political exile - translation of the written and spoken word is of ever increasing importance. This guide presents readers with an accessible and engaging introduction to the valuable position translation holds within literature and society. Leading translation theorist Susan Bassnett traces the history of translation, examining the ways translation is currently utilized as a burgeoning interdisciplinary activity and extending her analysis into developing areas such as developing technologies and new media forms. Translation Studies, fourth edition displays the importance of translation across disciplines, and is essential reading for students and scholars of translation, literary studies, globalisation studies and ancient and modern languages.