The many voices of Lydia Davis : translation, rewriting, intertextuality / Jonathan Evans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Evans, Jonathan (Senior lecturer in translation studies), author.

Series:

Edinburgh critical studies in literary translation.

Edinburgh critical studies in literary translation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Davis, Lydia, 1947-.

Davis, Lydia.

Translating and interpreting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 163 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2017.

Summary:

The first in-depth analysis of Lydia Davis's translations and writing.<p>The Many Voices of Lydia Davis shows how translation, rewriting and intertextuality are central to the work of Lydia Davis, a major American writer, translator and essayist. Winner of the Man Booker International Prize 2013, Davis writes innovative short stories that question the boundaries of the genre. She is also an important translator of French writers such as Maurice Blanchot, Michel Leiris, Marcel Proust and Gustave Flaubert. Translation and writing go hand-in-hand in Davis's work. Through a series of readings, this study investigates how Davis's translations and stories relate to each other, finding that they are inextricably interlinked. It explores how Davis uses translation - either as a compositional tool or a plot device - and other instances of rewriting in her stories, demonstrating that translation is central for understanding her prose. Understanding how Davis's work complicates divisions between translating and other forms of writing highlights the role of translation in literary production.</p>Key Features<ul><li>The first monograph on this key contemporary writer that analyses texts from throughout her career</li><li>A series of analyses of Davis's major translations and how her work interacts with them</li><li>A rethinking of the role of translation in literary production and the boundaries between translating and writing</li></ul>

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Series Editors’ Preface

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction

2. Blanchot and Affinity

3. Leiris and Dialogue

4. Proust and Rewriting

5. Flaubert and Authority

6. Marie Curie and Parody

7. Translation as Composition

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 21 Apr 2017).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4744-1787-6

1-4744-2690-5

1-4744-0018-3

OCLC:

1301549705