"The publication of the collected essays in Translated! gives us the chance ⦠to appreciate fully Holmesâ pioneering role ⦠his grasp of the subject and his sureness of touch command respect ⦠it is hard to imagine a better introduction to ⦠translation studies." â Theo Hermans, in: New Comparison
"Holmes writes with assurance and vision ⦠Translated! can be warmly recommended. It is a truly absorbing book." â John Desmond Gallagher, in: Lebende Sprachen
"⦠it was a unique experience for me to reread, ⦠in a single volume, all of James Holmesâ articles ⦠stunned by their remarkable coherence ⦠contemporary trends of carrying out descriptive translation studies ⦠could be seen as a direct offspring of Holmesâ pioneering work ⦠the best I could do is to recommend ⦠(re)reading Translated!" â Hendrik van Gorp, in: Target
"Holmes ⦠was in fact the doyen of European translation studies, and his importance in this field is brought out by [t]his ⦠book, Translated!" â Daniel Weissbort, in: Periplus: Poetry in Translation