Author: Elizabeth Lowe
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780813034348
Size: 32.54 MB
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Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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Translation And The Rise Of Inter American Literature

by Elizabeth Lowe, Translation And The Rise Of Inter American Literature Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Translation And The Rise Of Inter American Literature books, The past few years have seen an explosion of interest among U.S. readers for Latin American literature. Yet rarely do they experience such work in the original Spanish or Portuguese. Elizabeth Lowe and Earl Fitz argue that the role of the translator is an essential--and an often ignored--part of the reception process among English-language readers. Both accomplished translators in their own right, Lowe and Fitz explain how stylistic and linguistic choices made by the translator can have a profound effect on how literary works are perceived by readers unfamiliar with a foreign language. They also point out ways in which the act of translation is critical to the discipline of comparative literature. Touching on issues of language, culture, and national identity, "Translation and the Rise of Inter-American Literature "is one of the first book-length works in this newly emerging field. Combining theories and histories of literature, translation, reception, and cultural studies, it offers a broad comparative perspective rarely found in traditional scholarship.

Author: B. Craig
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137337583
Size: 60.69 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 218
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Rewriting American Identity In The Fiction And Memoirs Of Isabel Allende

by B. Craig, Rewriting American Identity In The Fiction And Memoirs Of Isabel Allende Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Rewriting American Identity In The Fiction And Memoirs Of Isabel Allende books, Moving away from territorially-bound narratives toward a more kinetic conceptualization of identity, this book represents the first analysis of the politics of American identity within the fiction and memoirs of Isabel Allende. Craig offers a radical transformation of societal frameworks through revised notions of place, temporality, and space.

Author: Thomas Oliver Beebee
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1623560535
Size: 66.31 MB
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Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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German Literature As World Literature

by Thomas Oliver Beebee, German Literature As World Literature Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download German Literature As World Literature books, This new collection investigates German literature in its international dimensions. While no single volume can deal comprehensively with such a vast topic, the nine contributors cover a wide historical range, with a variety of approaches and authors represented. Together, the essays begin to adumbrate the systematic nature of the relations between German national literature and world literature as these have developed through institutions, cultural networks, and individual authors. In the last two decades, discussions of world literature-literature that resonates beyond its original linguistic and cultural contexts-have come increasingly to the forefront of theoretical investigations of literature. One reason for the explosion of world literature theory, pedagogy and methodology is the difficulty of accomplishing either world literature criticism, or world literary history. The capaciousness, as well as the polylingual and multicultural features of world literature present formidable obstacles to its study, and call for a collaborative approach that conjoins a variety of expertise. To that end, this collection contributes to the critical study of world literature in its textual, institutional, and translatorial reality, while at the same time highlighting a question that has hitherto received insufficient scholarly attention: what is the relation between national and world literatures, or, more specifically, in what senses do national literatures systematically participate in (or resist) world literature?

Author: Esther Allen
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231535023
Size: 19.53 MB
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Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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In Translation

by Esther Allen, In Translation Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download In Translation books, The most comprehensive collection of perspectives on translation to date, this anthology features essays by some of the world's most skillful writers and translators, including Haruki Murakami, Alice Kaplan, Peter Cole, Eliot Weinberger, Forrest Gander, Clare Cavanagh, David Bellos, and José Manuel Prieto. Discussing the process and possibilities of their art, they cast translation as a fine balance between scholarly and creative expression. The volume provides students and professionals with much-needed guidance on technique and style, while affirming for all readers the cultural, political, and aesthetic relevance of translation. These essays focus on a diverse group of languages, including Japanese, Turkish, Arabic, and Hindi, as well as frequently encountered European languages, such as French, Spanish, Italian, German, Polish, and Russian. Contributors speak on craft, aesthetic choices, theoretical approaches, and the politics of global cultural exchange, touching on the concerns and challenges that currently affect translators working in an era of globalization. Responding to the growing popularity of translation programs, literature in translation, and the increasing need to cultivate versatile practitioners, this anthology serves as a definitive resource for those seeking a modern understanding of the craft.

Author: Will H. Corral
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1441123946
Size: 36.85 MB
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Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 400
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The Contemporary Spanish American Novel

by Will H. Corral, The Contemporary Spanish American Novel Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download The Contemporary Spanish American Novel books, The Contemporary Spanish-American Novel provides an accessible introduction to an important World literature. While many of the authors covered—Aira, Bolaño, Castellanos Moya, Vásquez—are gaining an increasing readership in English and are frequently taught, there is sparse criticism in English beyond book reviews. This book provides the guidance necessary for a more sophisticated and contextualized understanding of these authors and their works. Underestimated or unfamiliar Spanish American novels and novelists are introduced through conceptually rigorous essays. Sections on each writer include: *the author's reception in their native country, Spanish America, and Spain *biographical history *a critical examination of their work, including key themes and conceptual concerns *translation history *scholarly reception The Contemporary Spanish-American Novel offers an authoritative guide to a rich and varied novelistic tradition. It covers all demographic areas, including United States Latino authors, in exploring the diversity of this literature and its major themes, such as exile, migration, and gender representation.

Author: Earl E. Fitz
Publisher: Bucknell University Press
ISBN: 1611486211
Size: 12.43 MB
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Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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Machado De Assis And Female Characterization

by Earl E. Fitz, Machado De Assis And Female Characterization Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Machado De Assis And Female Characterization books, The female characterizations in Machado's novels are much more important to their author's narrative art and to his social vision than we have previously thought. This is the first book-length study in English to address this issue, and it will open up a new and very rich vein of Machadoan scholarship.

Author: Tania Gentic
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 1438448600
Size: 66.76 MB
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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Everyday Atlantic The

by Tania Gentic, Everyday Atlantic The Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Everyday Atlantic The books, Rethinks the concepts of nation, imperialism, and globalization by examining the everyday writing of the newspaper chronicle and blog in Spain and Latin America. In The Everyday Atlantic, Tania Gentic offers a new understanding of the ways in which individuals and communities perceive themselves in the twentieth-century Atlantic world. She grounds her study in first-time comparative readings of daily newspaper texts, written in Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan. Known as chronicles, these everyday literary writings are a precursor to the blog and reveal the ephemerality of identity as it is represented and received daily. Throughout the text Gentic offers fresh readings of well-known and lesser-known chroniclers (cronistas), including Eugeni d’Ors (Catalonia), Germán Arciniegas (Colombia), Clarice Lispector (Brazil), Carlos Monsiváis (Mexico), and Brazilian blogger Ricardo Noblat. While previous approaches to the Atlantic have focused on geographical crossings by subjects, Gentic highlights the everyday moments of reading and thought in which discourses of nation, postcolonialism, and globalization come into conflict. Critics have often evaluated in isolation how ideology, ethics, affect, and the body inform identity; however, Gentic skillfully combines these approaches to demonstrate how the chronicle exposes everyday representations of self and community.

Author: Latin American Studies Association. International Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Size: 37.48 MB
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Category : Latin America
Languages : en
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Latin American Studies Association International Congress

by Latin American Studies Association. International Congress, Latin American Studies Association International Congress Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Latin American Studies Association International Congress books,

Author: Caroline F. Levander
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 0813543878
Size: 70.10 MB
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Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 366
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Hemispheric American Studies

by Caroline F. Levander, Hemispheric American Studies Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Hemispheric American Studies books, This landmark collection brings together a range of exciting new comparative work in the burgeoning field of hemispheric studies. Scholars working in the fields of Latin American studies, Asian American studies, American studies, American literature, African Diaspora studies, and comparative literature address the urgent question of how scholars might reframe disciplinary boundaries within the broad area of what is generally called American studies. The essays take as their starting points such questions as: What happens to American literary, political, historical, and cultural studies if we recognize the interdependency of nation-state developments throughout all the Americas? What happens if we recognize the nation as historically evolving and contingent rather than already formed? Finally, what happens if the "fixed" borders of a nation are recognized not only as historically produced political constructs but also as component parts of a deeper, more multilayered series of national and indigenous histories? With essays that examine stamps, cartoons, novels, film, art, music, travel documents, and governmental publications, Hemispheric American Studies seeks to excavate the complex cultural history of texts and discourses across the ever-changing and stratified geopolitical and cultural fields that collectively comprise the American hemisphere. This collection promises to chart new directions in American literary and cultural studies.

Author: Gene Andrew Jarrett
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118651197
Size: 29.70 MB
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Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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A Companion To African American Literature

by Gene Andrew Jarrett, A Companion To African American Literature Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download A Companion To African American Literature books, Through a series of essays that explore the forms, themes, genres, historical contexts, major authors, and latest critical approaches, A Companion to African American Literature presents a comprehensive chronological overview of African American literature from the eighteenth century to the modern day Examines African American literature from its earliest origins, through the rise of antislavery literature in the decades leading into the Civil War, to the modern development of contemporary African American cultural media, literary aesthetics, and political ideologies Addresses the latest critical and scholarly approaches to African American literature Features essays by leading established literary scholars as well as newer voices