Jane Austen Speaks Norwegian : The Challenges of Literary Translation / Marie N. Sørbø.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sørbø, Marie N., author.

Series:

Costerus ; Volume 219.

Costerus New Series ; Volume 219

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817--Translations into Norwegian--History and criticism.

Austen, Jane.

Art appreciation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 pages) : col/ illustrations, facsimiles.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Brill 2018

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, [2018]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What can translations reveal about the global reception of any authorship? In Jane Austen Speaks Norwegian: The Challenges of Literary Translation , Marie Nedregotten Sørbø compares two novels and six translations of them. The discussion is entirely in English, as all Norwegian versions are back-translated. This study therefore lends itself to comparisons with other languages, and aims to fill its place as one component in a worldwide field of research; how Jane Austen is understood and transmitted. Moreover, this book presents a selection of pertinent issues for any translator, including abbreviation and elaboration, style and vocabulary, and censorship. Sørbø gives vivid examples of how literary translation happens, and how it serves to interpret and refashion literature for new readerships.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents / Marie Nedregotten Sørbø

Acknowledgements / Marie Nedregotten Sørbø

Introduction: Jane Austen Travels / Marie Nedregotten Sørbø

Austen Goes to Norway / Marie Nedregotten Sørbø

Cuts and Simplifications / Marie Nedregotten Sørbø

Additions and Elaborations / Marie Nedregotten Sørbø

Blunder / Marie Nedregotten Sørbø

Shades and Nuances / Marie Nedregotten Sørbø

A Sense of Style / Marie Nedregotten Sørbø

Wanted and Unwanted Repetitions / Marie Nedregotten Sørbø

Choice and Repertoire of Words / Marie Nedregotten Sørbø

Foreign or Domestic? / Marie Nedregotten Sørbø

Irony / Marie Nedregotten Sørbø

Censorship / Marie Nedregotten Sørbø

Amending the Love Story / Marie Nedregotten Sørbø

Conclusion / Marie Nedregotten Sørbø.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9789004337176

9004337172

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004337176 DOI

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access