English Translations of Korczak’s Children’s Fiction: A Linguistic Perspective (1st ed. 2020) (Palgrave Studies in Translating and Interpreting)

By: Michał Borodo

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Synopsis: This book investigates major linguistic transformations in the translation of children’s literature, focusing on the English-language translations of Janusz Korczak, a Polish-Jewish children’s writer known for his innovative pedagogical methods as the head of a Warsaw orphanage for Jewish children in pre-war Poland. The author outlines fourteen tendencies in translated children’s literature, including mitigation, simplification, stylization, hyperbolization, cultural assimilation and fairytalization, in order to analyse various translations of King Matt the First, Big Business Billy and Kaytek the Wizard. The author then addresses the translators’ treatment of racial issues based on the socio-cultural context. The book will be of use to students and researchers in the field of translation studies, and researchers interested in children’s literature or Janusz Korczak.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9783030381172
Related ISBNs:: 9783030381165
Publisher:: Springer International Publishing
Date of Addition:: 05/31/20
Copyrighted By:: Springer
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Children's Books, Nonfiction, Teens, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts, Communication, Foreign Language Study
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.