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Translating, Adapting, Mutilating: Or, How to Make an Enlightenment Classic (2018)

Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
Volume: 109
Issue: 2
Pages: 333-338

URI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/698238

DOI: 10.1086/698238

Publication Date: 2018
Edition Details: Part of: "Focus: Translating Science over Time"
Language: English

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Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence Science and religion Transmission of texts Transmission of ideas Translations 18th century Nieuwentijt, Bernard

This essay discusses the European reception of Bernard Nieuwentijt’s physico-theology. Originally published in Dutch in 1715, his book was quickly translated into English (The Religious Philosopher) and from there into French (L’existence de Dieu); a German translation later followed. The book became one of the landmark titles of the eighteenth century. However, the translators made severe cuts in the text, sometimes to the point of completely changing the original message. In doing so, they contributed to the creation of a mainstream Enlightenment culture, whereas Nieuwentijt himself had reacted to the specific circumstances in the Dutch Republic.

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