Translation as a Form: A Centennial Commentary on Walter Benjamins "The Task of the Translator"

This is a book-length commentary on Walter Benjamins 1923 essay "Die Aufgabe des ـbersetzers," best known in English under the title "The Task of the Translator." Divided into 78 passages, it is key reading for scholars and postgraduate students of translation, comparative literature, and critical theory.