Translation, rewriting, and the control over literary fame

Author: Lefevere
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: The author points out that translation is not merely a linguistic level conversion, but rather a cultural level rewriting that the translator performs on the original work. In the process of argumentation, examples of translations of literary masterpieces from various countries and dynasties are cited, and their rewriting processes by different people in different periods are analyzed and studied.