Key cultural texts in translation / edited by Kirsten Malmkjaer, Adriana Şerban, Fransiska Louwagie.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Malmkjær, Kirsten, editor.

Serban, Adriana, editor.

Louwagie, Fransiska, editor.

Series:

Benjamins translation library ; v. 140.

Benjamins translation library (BTL), 0929-7316 ; volume 140

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Translating and interpreting.

Language and culture.

Physical Description:

xiv, 320 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2018]

Summary:

In the context of increased movement across borders, this book examines how key cultural texts and concepts are transferred between nations and languages as well as across different media. The texts examined in this book are considered fundamental to their source culture and can also take on a particular relevance to other (target) cultures. The chapters investigate cultural transfers and differences realised through translation and reflect critically upon the implications of these with regard to matters of cultural identity. The book offers an important contribution to cultural approaches in translation studies, with ramifications across different disciplines, including literary studies, history, philosophy, and gender studies. The chapters offer a range of cultural and methodological frameworks and are written by scholars from a variety of language and cultural backgrounds, Western and Eastern.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Key cultural texts in translation.

ISBN:

9789027200402

9027200408

OCLC:

1013826644