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1 online resource (vi, 193 pages) : color illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Benjamins translation library ;
v. 90. EST subseries
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Benjamins translation library ; v. 90.
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Benjamins translation library. EST subseries.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-185) and index. |
| Contents |
Recreation and Style; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Humorous style and translation; Chapter 2. Outrageous fortune in the lucky country; Chapter 3. Playing for laughs; Chapter 4. Self-styled Wilde behaviour; Chapter 5. Apples and (clockwork) oranges; Chapter 6. First person; Chapter 7. Translation as recreation; References; Author index; Subject index. |
| Summary |
This volume explores the translation of literary and humorous style, including comedy, irony, satire, parody and the grotesque, from Italian to English and vice versa. The innovative and interdisciplinary theoretical approach places the focus on creativity and playful rewriting as central to the translation of humour. Analysing translations of works by Rosa Cappiello, Dario Fo, Will Self and Anthony Burgess, the author explores literary translation as a form of exchange between translated and receiving cultures. In a final case study she recounts her own strategies in translating the work of M. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Translating and interpreting.
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Translating and interpreting. |
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English language -- Humor.
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English language. |
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Italian language -- Humor.
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Italian language. |
| Genre/Form |
Humor.
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Electronic books.
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Humor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Recreation and style. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Company, 2011 9789027224385 (DLC) 2011005987 (OCoLC)701622889 |
| ISBN |
9789027286888 (electronic book) |
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9027286884 (electronic book) |
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1283122014 |
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9781283122016 |
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9789027224385 |
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9027224382 |
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