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Edition

[Enhanced Credo edition]

Description

1 online resource (390 entries) ; digital files.

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Series

Credo reference.

Note

"First published in France under the title Vocabulaire européen des philosophies: Dictionnaire des intraduisibles (c) 2004 by Editions de Seuil."

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Access

Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.

Summary

This is an encyclopedic dictionary of close to 400 important philosophical, literary, and political terms and concepts that defy easy--or any--translation from one language and culture to another. Drawn from more than a dozen languages, terms such as Dasein (German), pravda (Russian), saudade (Portuguese), and stato (Italian) are thoroughly examined in all their cross-linguistic and cross-cultural complexities. The entries, written by more than 150 distinguished scholars, describe the origins and meanings of each term, the history and context of its usage, its translations into other languages, and its use in notable texts. The dictionary also includes essays on the special characteristics of particular languages--English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. Originally published in French, this one-of-a-kind reference work is now available in English for the first time, with new contributions from Judith Butler, Daniel Heller-Roazen, Ben Kafka, Kevin McLaughlin, Kenneth Reinhard, Stella Sandford, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Jane Tylus, Anthony Vidler, Susan Wolfson, Robert J.C. Young, and many more. The result is an invaluable reference for students, scholars, and general readers interested in the multilingual lives of some of our most influential words and ideas."-- Publisher's description.

Form

Also available in print.

System Details

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Note

Description based on title page of print version.

Subject

Philosophy -- Encyclopedias.

Philosophy -- Dictionaries -- French.

Genre/Form

Electronic books.

Added Author

Cassin, Barbara, editor of compilation.

Rendall, Steven, translator.

Apter, Emily S., editor of compilaton.

Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.

Added Title

Vocabulaire européen des philosophies. English.

Other Form:

Print version: 0691138702 9780691138701 (DLC) 2013008394 xxxv, 1297 pages

ISBN

9780691138701 print

0691138702 print

9781784028572 electronic version