Made under pressure : literary translation in the Soviet Union, 1960-1991 / Natalia Kamovnikova.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kamovnikova, Natalʹi︠a︡, author.

Series:

Studies in print culture and the history of the book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature--Translations into Russian--History and criticism.

Literature.

Translating and interpreting--Soviet Union.

Translating and interpreting.

Soviet literature.

Translations.

Literature--Translations into Russian.

Soviet Union.

Soviet literature--Translations--History and criticism.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xii, 272 pages ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Literary translation in the Soviet Union, 1960-1991

Place of Publication:

Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2019]

Contents:

Introduction, a round unvarnished tale of the whole course of love

The closed society and its literary translation practices

Censorship and the Russian publishing system through history

The pyramid of subordination, literary translation and means of social control in the Soviet Union

The making of a translator, old controversies and new friendships

Literary translation as a profession, commissions, earnings, and Union of Writers

Poetry in translation, to match or not to match

The invisible hand of censorship

A farewell to fear, translation activism

Conclusion, how far that little candle throws his beams.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-241) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Kamovnikova, Natalʹi͡a, author. Made under pressure

ISBN:

9781625343413

1625343418

9781625343406

162534340X

OCLC:

1051776294