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Europe on Stage: Translation and Theatre
Gunilla Anderman
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Description for Europe on Stage: Translation and Theatre
Paperback. This comprehensive study of the history of European plays on the British stage looks at varying approaches to the foreign text as well as the need for new versions of the same play, and discusses the influence of European drama in translation and its contribution to and enrichment of British playwriting. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; CFP; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 599.
For any play originating in a different culture and society to be favourably received in English translation, timing and other factors of reception are often as important as the purely linguistic aspects. This book focuses on the problems of reception and translation into English encountered by European playwrights now regularly staged at British theatres such as Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, Brecht, Anouilh, Lorca and Pirandello, among others. Introduced by discussions highlighting different approaches to translation in general and the difficulties inherent in the translation of drama in particular, the book concludes by looking at what is lost in translation and the ... Read more
For any play originating in a different culture and society to be favourably received in English translation, timing and other factors of reception are often as important as the purely linguistic aspects. This book focuses on the problems of reception and translation into English encountered by European playwrights now regularly staged at British theatres such as Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, Brecht, Anouilh, Lorca and Pirandello, among others. Introduced by discussions highlighting different approaches to translation in general and the difficulties inherent in the translation of drama in particular, the book concludes by looking at what is lost in translation and the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781840022209
SKU
V9781840022209
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99-5
About Gunilla Anderman
Gunilla Anderman was Professor of Translation Studies at the Centre for Translation Studies, University of Surrey, UK. She lectured on the under- as well as postgraduate programmes of translation. A professional translator of drama with translations of the plays staged in the UK, USA and South Africa, she was the author of Europe on Stage: Translation and Theatre (2005). ... Read more
Reviews for Europe on Stage: Translation and Theatre
"Invaluably enlightening" - The Independent "Anyone interested in theatre today will value Professor Anderman's book as a reference source as well as a rich and enjoyable commentary on modern European theatre" - The Linguist