The Role of Translators in Children s Literature: Invisible Storytellers - Brossura

Lathey, Gillian

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ISBN 10: 0415636434 ISBN 13: 9780415636438

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2012

Riassunto

This book offers a historical analysis of key classical translated works for children, such as writings by Hans Christian Andersen and Grimms’ tales. Translations dominate the earliest history of texts written for children in English, and stories translated from other languages have continued to shape its course to the present day. Lathey traces the role of the translator and the impact of translations on the history of English-language children’s literature from the ninth century onwards. Discussions of popular texts in each era reveal fluctuations in the reception of translated children’s texts, as well as instances of cultural mediation by translators and editors. Abridgement, adaptation, and alteration by translators have often been viewed in a negative light, yet a closer examination of historical translators’ prefaces reveals a far more varied picture than that of faceless conduits or wilful censors. From William Caxton’s dedication of his translated History of Jason to young Prince Edward in 1477 (‘to thentent/he may begynne to lerne read Englissh’), to Edgar Taylor’s justification of the first translation into English of Grimms’ tales as a means of promoting children’s imaginations in an age of reason, translators have recorded in prefaces and other writings their didactic, religious, aesthetic, financial, and even political purposes for translating children’s texts.

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Recensione:

"This is the first volume to attempt such a historical study of translation. The variety of works examined and Lathey's readable style make the book an excellent introduction to the often-overlooked role of translators and a solid foundational work for future scholarship in this area. Highly recommended." -- P. J. Kurtz, Minot State University, Choice, January 2011

L'autore:

Gillian Lathey is Director of the National Centre for Research in Children’s Literature at Roehampton University London.

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• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0415636434
• ISBN 13: 9780415636438
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 258