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By Anderman,Gunilla

ISBN-10: 1840022205

ISBN-13: 9781840022209

performs written by means of the key ecu dramatists of the final centuries – from the firmly validated classics of Ibsen and Chekhov to the hot successes of Yasmina Reza – are more and more played on British levels, usually in new translations or types. yet what distinguishes one translation from one other? And what social and cultural elements of reception needs to the translator of a international play take into account?

This entire examine of the background of ecu performs at the English level explores the significance of cultural assumptions and linguistic hindrances. Gunilla Anderman seems at various techniques to the overseas textual content in addition to the necessity for brand spanking new types of a similar play, and discusses the impact of ecu drama in translation and its contribution to and enrichment of English playwriting. key terms habitual within the unique works of the eu canon also are scrutinised in an try and demystify and unearth what English readers of the translated texts may well by no means have recognized they have been lacking. Europe on degree: Translation and Theatre is a precious addition to the literature at the theatre, of curiosity to theatre-goers, theatre practitioners and linguists in addition to scholars of drama, comparative literature and translation studies.

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