Style and Ideology in Translation

Informationen zum Autor Jeremy Munday is Senior Lecturer in Spanish Studies at the University of Leeds. He is also author of Introducing Translation Studies: theories and applications and coauthor (with Basil Hatim) of Translation: An advanced resource book. Klappentext Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this book investigates the style, or 'voice, ' of English language translations of twentieth-century Latin American writing, including fiction, political speeches, and film. Existing models of stylistic analysis, supported at times by computer-assisted analysis, are developed to examine a range of works and writers, selected for their literary, cultural, and ideological importance. The style of the different translators is subjected to a close linguistic investigation within their cultural and ideological framework. Zusammenfassung Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this book investigates the style, or âvoiceâ™, of English language translations of twentieth century Latin American writing. The style of the different translators is subjected to a close linguistic investigation within their cultural and ideological framework. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 Discursive presence, voice and style in translation 2 Ideological macro-context in the translation of Latin America 3 The classic translator pre-1960: Harriet de Onís 4 One author, many voices: the voice of García Márquez through his many translators 5 One translator, many authors: the "controlled schizophrenia" of Gregory Rabassa 6 Political ideology and translation 7 Style in audiovisual translation 8 Translation and identity Conclusion Bibliography Index

Klappentext

Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this book investigates the style, or 'voice, ' of English language translations of twentieth-century Latin American writing, including fiction, political speeches, and film. Existing models of stylistic analysis, supported at times by computer-assisted analysis, are developed to examine a range of works and writers, selected for their literary, cultural, and ideological importance. The style of the different translators is subjected to a close linguistic investigation within their cultural and ideological framework.

Zusammenfassung
Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this book investigates the style, or âvoiceâ™, of English language translations of twentieth century Latin American writing. The style of the different translators is subjected to a close linguistic investigation within their cultural and ideological framework.

Inhalt

Introduction

1 Discursive presence, voice and style in translation

2 Ideological macro-context in the translation of Latin America

3 The classic translator pre-1960: Harriet de Onís

4 One author, many voices: the voice of García Márquez through his many translators

5 One translator, many authors: the "controlled schizophrenia" of Gregory Rabassa

6 Political ideology and translation

7 Style in audiovisual translation

8 Translation and identity

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index