Translation Under State Control: Books for Young People in the German Democratic Republic - Rilegato

Libro 39 di 149: Children's Literature and Culture

Thomson-Wohlgemuth, Gaby

 
9780415995801: Translation Under State Control: Books for Young People in the German Democratic Republic
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ISBN 10: 0415995809 ISBN 13: 9780415995801
Casa editrice: Routledge, 2009

Sinossi

In this book, Gaby Thomson-Wohlgemuth explores the effects of ideology on the English-to-German translation of children’s literature under the socialist regime of the former German Democratic Republic. Giving prominence to extra-textual factors, the study undertakes a close investigation of the East German censorship machinery, showing that there was a close correlation between the socialist ideology propagated by the regime and the book selection process itself. Through an analysis of the contents of the print permit (censorship) files and the afterwords found in many books, Thomson-Wohlgemuth demonstrates that literature was re-written not only to placate the censor but also to directly guide the reader down the correct ideological path, both in the selection and interpretation of each translated text.

Thomson-Wohlgemuth begins this engaging study with a concise but thorough historical background of East German children's literature, setting the context for an examination of how the state and party operated to control the development of the genre. She highlights the fact that there was multi-level censorship at work, with the Unity Party propagating certain ideological literary policies, and the publishers self-censoring when selecting suitable texts for translation and publication. This book serves as an exemplary study of how publishers collaborated with the state in all Eastern European countries, and should be of interest to historians and children’s literature scholars alike.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Dr. Gaby Thomson-Wohlgemuth is an Associate Lecturer at the University of Surrey, UK.

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Editore
Routledge
Data di pubblicazione
2009
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0415995809
ISBN 13 
9780415995801
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
276
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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Hamburg
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Altre edizioni note dello stesso titolo

9781138828391: Translation Under State Control: Books for Young People in the German Democratic Republic (Cfhildren's Literature and Culture)

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  1138828394 ISBN 13:  9781138828391
Casa editrice: Routledge, 2014
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