Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Language and Identity -- 2. Original Sin -- 3. Theory and Practice: The Old Dilemma -- 4. Dangerous Translations -- 5. How Modern Should Translations Be? -- 6. Status Anxiety -- 7. Under the Influence -- 8. Reference Point -- 9. Translation or Adaptation? -- 10. Translating Style -- 11. Telling Tales -- 12. Pride and Prejudices -- 13. Turning the Page -- 14. Poetry in Motion -- 15. When Translation Goes Horribly Wrong -- 16. Living Languages -- 17. All in the Mind -- 18. More than Words -- 19. Just What Did You Call Me? -- 20. Lost in Translation -- 21. Good Rhyme and Reason -- 22. Women's Work -- 23. Plays for Today -- 24. Between the Lines -- 25. Playing on Words -- 26. Pleasures of Rereading -- 27. On the Case -- 28. Gained in Translation -- 29. Layers of Meaning -- 30. The Value of Comparing Translations -- 31. Where the Fun Comes In -- 32. Translators Making the News -- 33. What Exactly Did Saddam Say? -- 34. Native Strengths -- 35. What's in a Name? -- 36. Food for Thought -- 37. Family Matters -- 38. Rethinking Theory and Practice -- 39. The Power of Poetry -- Select Bibliography