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Anna Livia Plurilingual : Exploring a Joycean Macrotext / Patrick O’Neill.

De Gruyter University of Toronto Press Complete eBook-Package 2025 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
O'Neill, Patrick, 1945- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Joyce, James, 1882-1941. Anna Livia Plurabelle--Translations--History and criticism.
Joyce, James.
Genre:
Critiques litteraires.
Literary criticism.
Electronic books.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (222 pages).
Place of Publication:
London : University of Toronto Press, 2025.
Summary:
"The complexity of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake ensures that it cannot be translated; rather, it can only be rewritten. These rewritings vary significantly, and the extent of their differences – both within individual target languages and across multiple languages – invites further exploration. Anna Livia Plurilingual is a study of a Joycean macrotext that provides a detailed comparative analysis of multiple translations of selected excerpts from Joyce's iconic Anna Livia Plurabelle (1928), which was later incorporated into Finnegans Wake (1939). Patrick O’Neill examines how these translations function as independent texts rather than mere derivatives of the original, highlighting the creative and interpretative choices made by translators. While the concept of a literary macrotext could in principle encompass all reader responses, this work specifically focuses on translations, emphasizing comparative readings of the original text alongside its diverse interpretations. O’Neill’s investigation not only illuminates the intricacies of Joyce’s language and the complexities of the resulting macrotext but also offers valuable insights into the broader field of literary translation studies."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Fluvial Games
Fatal Pleasures
Fiendish Parks
Palimpsestic Pleasures
Mouldaw Stains
Gangres of Sin
Animal Sendai
Under Loch and Neagh
Queer Old Skeowsha
Gammer and Gaffer
Chittering Waters
Transformational Variations.
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-4875-6257-8
1-4875-6256-X
OCLC:
1484458771

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