Postcolonial Translations

Translation has always played a significant role in literary and cultural influences and exchanges among various nations. However, as compared with the original, it has been considered inferior, and the translator as the the slave of the author. In this paper, Bassnett, having defined translation as the transference of texts written in one language into another — endevours to show that transtlation, far from being a copy of, and thus inferior to the original, is a creative activity and plays a crucial role in reclaiming and re-evalutiong a peopleʼs language and literature. In conclusion, she emphasizes the fact that translation, far from being a marginal activity, is crucial to our understanding of the world we inhabit.