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  • Translation and Rewriting in the Age of Post-Translation Studies

    by Edwin Gentzler ...
    Series series New Perspectives in Translation and Interpreting Studies
    In Translation and Rewriting in the Age of Post-Translation Studies, Edwin Gentzler argues that rewritings of literary works have taken translation to a new level: literary texts no longer simply originate, but rather circulate, moving internationally and intersemiotically into new media and forms. Drawing on traditional translations, post-translation rewritings and other forms of creative ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Translation and Identity in the Americas

    New Directions in Translation Theory

    by Edwin Gentzler ...
    Translation is a highly contested site in the Americas where different groups, often with competing literary or political interests, vie for space and approval. In its survey of these multiple and competing groups and its study of the geographic, socio-political and cultural aspects of translation, Edwin Gentzler’s book demonstrates that the Americas are a fruitful terrain for the field of ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • Contemporary Translation Theories

    by Edwin GENTZLER ...

    $12.79 USD

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  • The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics

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  • Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion

    by Jack Zipes ...
    Series series Routledge Classics
    The fairy tale is arguably one of the most important cultural and social influences on children's lives. But until the first publication of Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion, little attention had been paid to the ways in which the writers and collectors of tales used traditional forms and genres in order to shape children's lives – their behavior, values, and relationship to society.As Jack ... Read more

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  • European Literary History

    An Introduction

    Edited by Maarten De Pourcq, Sophie Levie ...
    This clear and engaging book offers readers an introduction to European Literary History from antiquity through to the present day. Each chapter discusses a short extract from a literary text, whilst including a close reading and a longer essay examining other key texts of the period and their place within European Literature. Offering a view of Europe as an evolving cultural space and examining ... Read more

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  • Why Fairy Tales Stick

    The Evolution and Relevance of a Genre

    by Jack Zipes ...
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  • The Translation Zone

    A New Comparative Literature

    by Emily Apter ...
    Series series Translation/Transnation
    Translation, before 9/11, was deemed primarily an instrument of international relations, business, education, and culture. Today it seems, more than ever, a matter of war and peace. In The Translation Zone, Emily Apter argues that the field of translation studies, habitually confined to a framework of linguistic fidelity to an original, is ripe for expansion as the basis for a new comparative ... Read more

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  • Translation Studies

    by Susan Bassnett ...
    Series series New Accents
    At a time when millions travel around the planet – some by choice, some driven by economic or political exile – translation of the written and spoken word is of ever increasing importance. This guide presents readers with an accessible and engaging introduction to the valuable position translation holds within literature and society.Leading translation theorist Susan Bassnett traces the history of ... Read more

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  • A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory

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    With new entries and sensitive edits, this fifth edition places J.A. Cuddon’s indispensable dictionary firmly in the 21st Century.Written in a clear and highly readable styleComprehensive historical coverage extending from ancient times to the present dayBroad intellectual and cultural rangeExpands on the previous edition to incorporate the most recent literary terminologyNew material is ... Read more

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