RSS 1.0Literary Translation Dissertations
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The representation of Orhan Pamuk's novels in Brazil as (indirect) translations
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Languages, Literature and Cultural Studies, 2023)The aim of this dissertation is to ask the following question: (how) are the books by Turkish author Orhan Pamuk representing themselves as (indirect) translations in Brazil? The methodology consists of analysing 7 novels ... -
At the crossroad of unexplored paths: cultural back-translation and fantasy
Cultural back-translation is the translation into language B of a text written in language A that takes its cultural basis from culture and language B. The peculiar translation trajectory involves a cultural return that ... -
A new social media conscious approach to Celebrity Translators: a case study of Italian influencer Francesca Crescentini aka Tegamini
This work aims at providing a different contemporary perspective on Celebrity Translators in the context of modern society immersed in social media and influencer culture. The main research question is can influencer ... -
Looking for Lukács: Examining Five GDR Novels in Translation
Certain translations into English published in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), the Socialist German state that existed from 1949 to 1990, have attracted attention both from translation scholars and literary translators. ...
