On Some Early Translations at the Beginnings of English Technical Writing

• Authors: DANIELA DOBOS
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

A series o f well-known histories and bibliographies o f technical writings in English begin from the premise that start with A Treatise on the Astrolabe by the English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. Nevertheless, it can be shown that there is a notable tradition o f practical technical writings - translations and adaptations o f Latin and Arabic sources - both in Old and Middle English, which pre-date or are contemporary with Chaucer’s. A number o f their characteristics, especially structural, seem to anticipate similar traits o f contemporary scientific and technical discourse.

Keywords

EN

Geoffrey Chaucer; Old English; Middle English; technical writing/texts; writers-translators of science

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Opolski
• Journal: Stylistyka
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 17
• Pages: 227-234

Dates

published

2008-12-31

Contributors

author

DANIELA DOBOS