该论文集共收录霍姆斯在1968年至1984年间发表的译学论文10篇，前5篇主要介绍作者在诗歌翻译技巧方面的认识，后5篇反映了作者对翻译理论研究的总体关注。其中《翻译研究的名与实》一文从方法论的角度对翻译范畴作出了有力界定，是该研究方向的扛鼎之作。本书为文学翻译研究者认识翻译理论研究总体框架之必读。

Table of Contents

Introduction by Raymond van den Broeck

Part One: The Poem Translated

1 Poem and Metapoem: Poetry from Dutch to English

2 Forms of Verse Translation and the Translation of Verse Form

3 The Cross-Temporal Factor in Verse Translation

4 Rebuilding the Bridge at Bommel: Notes on the Limits of Translatability

5 On Matching and Making Maps: From a Translator's Notebook

Part Two: Studying Translation and Translation Studies

6 The Name and Nature of Translation Studies

7 Describing Literary Translations: Models and Methods

8 Translation Theory, Translation Theories, Translation Studies, and the Translator

9 The Future of Translation Theory: A Handful of Theses

10 The State of Two Arts: Literary Translation and Translation Studies in the West Today

Index of Names