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> [General editors' preface The growth of translation studies as a separate discipline is a success story of the 1980s. The subject has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-venuti/general-editors-preface-the-growth-of-translation-studies-as-a/)

[Lawrence Venuti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-venuti/)

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> [There are two methods for the literary study of any book - the first being the study of its thought and emotion;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lafcadio-hearn/there-are-two-methods-for-the-literary-study-of-any-book-the-first/)

[Lafcadio Hearn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lafcadio-hearn/)

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> [“Always" and "never" are not words that have much meaning in literary study. For one thing, as soon as something seems to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-c-foster/always-and-never-are-not-words-that-have-much-meaning-in-literary/)

[Thomas C. Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-c-foster/)

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> [“understand better the world in which it was born and how inextricably connected it was to that world; to appreciate the wonder…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-elliott-friedman/understand-better-the-world-in-which-it-was-born-and-how-inextricably/)

[Richard Elliott Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-elliott-friedman/)

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                        "text": "General editors' preface The growth of translation studies as a separate discipline is a success story of the 1980s. The subject has developed in many parts of the world and is clearly destined to continue developing well into the twenty-first century. Translation studies brings together work in a wide variety of fields, including linguistics, literary study, history, anthropology, psychology, and economics. This series of books will reflect the breadth of work in translation studies and will enable readers to share in the exciting new developments that are taking place at the present time.",
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