Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Translation
- Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
- The Cambridge Handbook of Translation
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I The Nature of Translation
- Part II Translation in Society
- Part III Translation in Company
- Part IV Translation in Practice: Factual Genres
- Part V Translation in Practice: Arts
- Part VI Translation in History
- 26 Translation before the Christian Era
- 27 Translation in the First Millennium
- 28 Translation in the Second Millennium
- 29 Translation in the Third Millennium
- Index
- References
27 - Translation in the First Millennium
from Part VI - Translation in History
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 March 2022
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Translation
- Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
- The Cambridge Handbook of Translation
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I The Nature of Translation
- Part II Translation in Society
- Part III Translation in Company
- Part IV Translation in Practice: Factual Genres
- Part V Translation in Practice: Arts
- Part VI Translation in History
- 26 Translation before the Christian Era
- 27 Translation in the First Millennium
- 28 Translation in the Second Millennium
- 29 Translation in the Third Millennium
- Index
- References
Summary
Chapter 27 covers the period from the beginning of the Christian Era to the advent of the Renaissance. The Eastern Roman and Byzantine, (Holy) Roman, Umayyad and Abbasid as well as Chinese empires, in addition to the Indian subcontinent, documented translation and interpreting activity during the millennium when expansionist empires and kingdoms rose and fell, and Silk Road trade flourished. Classical Greek, Latin, Persian, Sanskrit and Arabic texts were revered and much translated, as were the texts of two religions founded during the period, Christianity and Islam. The Chinese invented the fabrication of paper early in the second century, which reduced the cost of producing translations.
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