Author: Tytler, Alexander Fraser [Huntsman, Jeffrey F., editor]
Title: Essay on the Principles of Translation. New Edition with an Introductory Article
Description: Amsterdam, John Benjamins, 1978. orig.boards. 22x14cm,, (67),457 pp, Series: Amsterdam Classics in Linguistics, Volume 13/ Amsterdam Studies in the Theory & History of Linguistic Science, 1.. Corner bumps. Minor binding & page-edge soil. VG. ¶ Contents: Edinburgh in the Late 18th Century; Bio-Bibliography of Alexander Fraser Tytler (1747-1813) & His Family; Tytler's Literary World &Critical Principles; Philosophical & Psychological Foundations: Reid, Campbell & Kames; The 'Essay on the Principeles of Translation'; First Edition, 1791, Third Edition, 1813; General Laws of Translation; The Translator's Privilege to Alter the Original; Evaluation & Conclusion; Essay on the Principles of Translation (1813).

Keywords: History of Linguistics, A.F. Tytler, Linguistic Theory, Translation, Literary Criticism, Language, Languages, Literature,