An approach to translation criticism : Emma and Madame Bovary in translation / Lance Hewson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hewson, Lance, 1953-

Series:

Benjamins translation library ; v. 95.

Benjamins translation library (BTL), 0929-7316 ; v. 95

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Translating and interpreting.

Discourse analysis, Literary.

Criticism.

Flaubert, Gustave, 1821-1880. Madame Bovary.

Flaubert, Gustave.

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817. Emma.

Austen, Jane.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Lance Hewson's book on translation criticism sets out to examine ways in which a literary text may be explored as a translation, not primarily to judge it, but to understand where the text stands in relation to its original by examining the interpretative potential that results from the translational choices that have been made. After considering theoretical aspects of translation criticism, Hewson sets out a method of analysing originals and their translations on three different levels. Tools are provided to describe translational choices and their potential effects, and applied to two corpor

Contents:

An Approach to Translation Criticism; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. From preliminary data to the critical framework; 3. Describing translational choices and their effects; 4. Two translations of Emma; 5. Three versions of Madame Bovary; 6. The macrostructural level; 7. Radical divergence and adaptation; 8. Relative divergence; 9. Divergent similarity; 10. Conclusion; References; Subject index; Name index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9789027284686 (ebook)

OCLC:

752320747