Can Theory Help Translators? is a dialogue between a theoretical scholar and a professional translator, about the usefulness (if any) of translation theory. The authors argue about the problem of the translator's identity, the history of the translator's role, the translator's visibility, translation types and strategies, translation quality, ethics and translation aids.

Andrew Chesterman, Emma Wagner

Chapter 1 Is translation theory relevant to translators' problems?; Chapter 2 Who am I? What am I doing?; Chapter 3 I translate therefore I am not; Chapter 4 What's it all for?; Chapter 5 How do I get there?; Chapter 6 Is it any good?; Chapter 7 Help!; conclusions Conclusions;