Publishers, both consciously and unconsciously, may manipulate the presentation of a text to appeal to a certain readership, while writers of prefatorial, explanatory and critical material base their paratextual interpretation on their own perceptions and political leanings. The…
Readers coming to the 'Odyssey' for the first time are often dazzled and bewildered by the wealth of material it contains which is seemingly unrelated to the central story: the main plot of Odysseus' return to Ithaca is complicated by myriad secondary narratives related by the p…
This book investigates different elements which have direct implications for translations but are not the actual text. These features are usually presented in a particular format - written, oral, digital, audio-visual or musical. They are furnished with, for example, illustratio…
This book investigates different elements which have direct implications for translations but are not the actual text. These features are usually presented in a particular format - written, oral, digital, audio-visual or musical. They are furnished with, for example, illustratio…
"Genèses flaubertiennes emprunte la voie déjà tracée par Flaubert topographe (1997) et La Production du descriptif (2002) d'Éric Le Calvez et aborde la genèse de l'œuvre de Flaubert avec des questions qui relèvent de la théorie de la production textuelle. Le premier axe choisi e…
"Quest narratives are as old as Western culture. In stories like 'The Odyssey', 'The Lord of the Rings', 'Star Wars' and 'Harry Potter', men set out on journeys, fight battles and become heroes. Women traditionally feature in such stories as damsels in need of rescue or as the p…
