This Is a Classic illuminates the overlooked networks that contribute
to the making of literary classics through the voices of multiple
translators, without whom writers would have a difficult time reaching a
global audience. It presents the work of some of today's most
accomplished literary translators who translate classics into English or
who work closely with translation in the US context and magnifies
translators' knowledge, skills, creativity, and relationships with the
literary texts they translate, the authors whose works they translate,
and the translations they make. The volume presents translators'
expertise and insight on how classics get defined according to language
pairs and contexts. It advocates for careful attention to the role of
translation and translators in reading choices and practices, especially
regarding literary classics.