Translating children's literature

Translating children's literature

by Lathey, Gillian

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Translating Children's Literature is an exploration of the many developmental and linguistic issues related to writing and translating for children, an audience that spans a period of enormous intellectual progress and affective change from birth to adolescence. Lathey looks at a broad range of children's literature, from prose fiction to poetry and picture books. Each of the seven chapters addresses a different aspect of translation for children, covering: · Narrative style and the challenges …

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  • Full title :Translating children's literature / by Gillian Lathey.

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Translating Children's Literature is an exploration of the many developmental and linguistic issues related to writing and translating for children, an audience that spans a period of enormous intellectual progress and affective change from birth to adolescence. Lathey looks at a broad range of children's literature, from prose fiction to poetry and picture books. Each of the seven chapters addresses a different aspect of translation for children, covering: · Narrative style and the challenges of translating the child's voice;· The translation of cultural markers for young read.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2016.

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  • Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781317621317, 131762131X, 9781315753515, 1315753510, 113880374X, 9781138803749, 1138803766, 9781138803763
  • oclc:ocn914472399
  • LC Classification:PN1009.5.T75
  • Dewey Decimal:418/.04

Table of Contents

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Narrative communication with the child reader; 2 Meeting the unknown: translating names, cultural markers and intertextual references; 3 Translating the visual; 4 Translating dialogue and dialect; 5 Translating sound: reading aloud, poetry, wordplay and onomatopoeia; 6 Retellings, retranslation and relay translation; 7 Children's publishing, globalization and the child reader; Bibliography; Index

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