Style and Ideology in Translation Latin American Writing in English |
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Author:
| Munday, Jeremy |
Series title: | Routledge Studies in Linguistics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-299-63262-2 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
Publisher: | Routledge
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $146.00 |
Book Description:
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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...
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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."