Translation, Rewriting and the Manipulation of Literary Fame

by André Lefevere

Lefevere explores how the process of rewriting works of literature manipulates them to ideological and artistic ends, so that the rewritten text can be given a new, sometimes subversive, historical or literary status.

Genres: Nonfiction

176 pages, Hardcover

First published December 22, 1992

Reviews

[Athanasia ♥︎ · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a mandatory read for a course and I am writing a presentation based on it. In other words it was good, but also the bane of my existence.

[Hilal]

Bu sene bu kitabı 5-6 kere baştan sona okuyup Goodreads'e nasıl eklemedim, anlayamadım

[Anastasia Tuple · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting and detailed examples of translation (ideological and poetological) manipulation on classic and modern literature works, written with a sense of humour too!

[M. Azhaari Shah Sulaiman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bacaan kali ke 2. Melihat kembali isu isu disebalik Penterjemahan dan penulisan semula karya karya sastera terkenal termasuk karya karya dari dunia Islam.

[Katrin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting concepts with which I agree for the most part. They are explained clearly and by using a descriptive method (which I prefer).

[Guido E. Marchessi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This books is most useful for translators rather than other types of readers. I would highly advice to pick it up and read at least the first 140 pages.

[Joe Cole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good translation textbook. Will keep it