English Classics in Audiovisual Translation (Routledge Research in Audiovisual Translation)

Synopsis

This collection explores the translation of dialogue from the adaptations of literary classics across audiovisual media, engaging with the question of what makes a classic through an audiovisual translation lens. The volume seeks to fill a gap on the translation of classic texts in AVT research which has tended to focus on contemporary media.The book features well-known British literary texts but places a special emphasis on adaptations of the works of Jane Austen and William Shakespeare, figures whose afterlives have mirrored each other in the proliferation of film and television adaptations of their work. Chapters analyze myriad modes of AVT, including dubbing, subtitling, SDH, and voice-over, to demonstrate the unique ways in which these modes come together in adaptations of classics and raise questions about censorship, language ideologies, cultural references, translation strategies, humor, and language variation. In focusing on translations across geographic contexts, the book offers a richer picture of the linguistic, cultural, and ideological implications of translating literary classics for the screen and the enduring legacy of these works on a global scale.This book will be of interest to scholars in audiovisual translation, literary translation, comparative literature, film and television studies, and media studies.

Copyright:

2025

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781040130889

Related ISBNs:

9781040130865, 9781003439950, 9781032560274

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

10/23/24

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Irene Ranzato and Luca Valleriani

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Language Arts, Communication

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Irene Ranzato

Edited by:

Luca Valleriani