Jane Austen Speaks Norwegian: The Challenges of Literary Translation

By Sørbø Marie N. and Marie N. Sørbø

What can translations reveal about the global reception of any authorship? In Jane Austen Speaks Norwegian: The Challenges of Literary Translation, Marie Nedregotten S rb compares two novels and six translations of them. The discussion is entirely in English, as all Norwegian versions are back-translated. This study therefore lends itself to comparisons with other languages, and aims to fill its place as one component in a worldwide field of research; how Jane Austen is understood and transmitted. Moreover, this book presents a selection of pertinent issues for any translator, including abbreviation and elaboration, style and vocabulary, and censorship. S rb gives vivid examples of how literary translation happens, and how it serves to interpret and refashion literature for new readerships.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004337164
• ISBN13: 9789004337169
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.4"