{"product_id":"9781400849918","title":"Dictionary of Untranslatables: A Philosophical Lexicon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharacters in some languages, particularly Hebrew and Arabic, may not display properly due to device limitations. Transliterations of terms appear before the representations in foreign characters.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an encyclopedic dictionary of close to 400 important philosophical, literary, and political terms and concepts that defy easy--or any--translation from one language and culture to another. Drawn from more than a dozen languages, terms such as \u003ci\u003eDasein\u003c\/i\u003e (German), \u003ci\u003epravda\u003c\/i\u003e (Russian), \u003ci\u003esaudade\u003c\/i\u003e (Portuguese), and \u003ci\u003estato\u003c\/i\u003e (Italian) are thoroughly examined in all their cross-linguistic and cross-cultural complexities. Spanning the classical, medieval, early modern, modern, and contemporary periods, these are terms that influence thinking across the humanities. The entries, written by more than 150 distinguished scholars, describe the origins and meanings of each term, the history and context of its usage, its translations into other languages, and its use in notable texts. The dictionary also includes essays on the special characteristics of particular languages--English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eOriginally published in French, this one-of-a-kind reference work is now available in English for the first time, with new contributions from Judith Butler, Daniel Heller-Roazen, Ben Kafka, Kevin McLaughlin, Kenneth Reinhard, Stella Sandford, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Jane Tylus, Anthony Vidler, Susan Wolfson, Robert J. C. Young, and many more.The result is an invaluable reference for students, scholars, and general readers interested in the multilingual lives of some of our most influential words and ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eCovers close to 400 important philosophical, literary, and political terms that defy easy translation between languages and cultures\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eIncludes terms from more than a dozen languages\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eEntries written by more than 150 distinguished thinkers\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eAvailable in English for the first time, with new contributions by Judith Butler, Daniel Heller-Roazen, Ben Kafka, Kevin McLaughlin, Kenneth Reinhard, Stella Sandford, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Jane Tylus, Anthony Vidler, Susan Wolfson, Robert J. C. Young, and many more\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eContains extensive cross-references and bibliographies\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eAn invaluable resource for students and scholars across the humanities\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121442078960,"sku":"9781400849918","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781400849918_p0.jpg?v=1763712648","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781400849918","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}