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Arduous tasks : Primo Levi, translation, and the transmission of Holocaust testimony / Lina N. Insana.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Insana, Lina N., 1970- author.
- Series:
- Toronto Italian studies.
- Toronto Italian studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Levi, Primo--Criticism and interpretation.
- Levi, Primo.
- Levi, Primo--Translations--History and criticism.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (342 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, [Ontario] ; Buffalo, [New York] ; London, [England] : University of Toronto Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In Arduous Tasks, Lina N. Insana demonstrates how translation functions as a metaphor for the transmission of Holocaust testimony and broadens the parameters of survivor testimony.
- Contents:
- Preface: Points of Entry
- Introduction. Translation Matters
- 1. Transmission: The Witness as Translator
- 2. Source Texts and Subtexts: Translation and the Grey Zone
- 3. Transgression: Translation and Levi's 'Trapassar del segno'
- 4. Infinite Transaction: Testimonial Numismatics and the Narrative Exchange
- 5. Palinodic Reversal: The Trials of Translation
- Conclusion: The Witness's Tape Recorder and the Violence of Mediation
- Index of Primo Levi's Works.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4426-9296-0
- 1-4426-8736-3
- OCLC:
- 635459254
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