Derrida Translating by Kathryn Batchelor - 9781032763583

Derrida TranslatingReconceptualising Literary and Philosophical Translation\nAuthor(s): Kathryn Batchelor\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032763583, 978-1032763583\nSynopsis\nFor decades, Translation Studies has struggled to engage with Jacques Derrida, whose radical questioning of language seemed to undermine translation theory's foundations. This book reveals a hidden dimension: Derrida's obsessive engagement with translation throughout his career. The text uncovers his \""translation reflex\"" of constant pausing to question how concepts might be translated, demonstrating how this overlooked practice shaped his philosophical thinking.\n\nExamining translation alongside key themes from Derrida's later work including inheritance, mourning, and the messianic, Kathryn Batchelor reconceptualises translation as a philosophical tool, a response to intellectual heritage, and a means of confronting mortality. At the sam.