BABEL

This innovative collection of essays shows how linguistic diversity has inspired people across time and cultures to embark on advent urous journeys through the translation of texts. It tells the story of how ideas have travelled via the medium of translation into d ifferent languages and cultures, focusing on illustrated examples ranging from Greek papyri through illuminated manuscripts and fine early books to fantasy languages and the search for a universal language.Starting with the concept of Babel itself, which illustrat es the e...[Read more]