Medieval Translations and Cultural Discourse: The Movement of Texts in England, France and Scandinavia - Softcover

Rikhardsdottir, Sif

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184384494X ISBN 13: 9781843844945

Publisher: D.S.Brewer, 2018

Synopsis

Throughout the Middle Ages, many Francophone texts - chansons de geste, medieval romance, works by Chretien de Troyes and Marie de France - were widely translated in north-western Europe. In the process, these texts were frequently transformed to reflect the new cultures in which they appeared. This book argues that such translations, prime sites for cultural movement and encounters, provide a rich opportunity to study linguistic and cultural identity both in and through time. Via a close comparison of a number of these texts, examining the various modifications made, and drawing on a number of critical discourses ranging from post-colonial criticism to translation theory, the author explores the complexities of cultural dialogue and dissent. This approach both recognises and foregrounds the complex matrix of influence, resistance and transformations within the languages and cultural traditions of medieval Europe, revealing the undercurrents of cultural conflict apparent in medieval textuality. Sif Rikhardsdottir is Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Iceland and Vice-Chair of the Institute of Research in Literature and Visual Arts.

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About the Author:

Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Iceland

Review:

A ground-breaking model for the future of translation studies. MEDIUM AEVUM (T)his book offers models for further studies of adaptations from Old French narrative texts into Old Norse, Middle English, and other languages. For those in medieval French studies. FRENCH STUDIES (T)truly impressive in the range of its historical and geographic coverage. THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW (A) significant contribution to romance in a European context and an invitation to look over the traditional boundaries--linguistic, national and academic--of medieval studies. It will disappoint no one interested in the richness and complexity of medieval textual culture. THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW (H)elps us to understand the relationship between writer, culture and story. (...) it covers terrain carefully and thoroughly and contain(s) many fascinating insights. BIBLIOBUFFET.COM

About this edition

• Publisher: D.S.Brewer
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 184384494X
• ISBN 13: 9781843844945
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 212