Theatre Translation - Theory and Practice

Translation for the theatre is often considered to hold a marginal status between literary translation and adaptation for the stage. As a result, this book argues that studies of this complex activity tend to take either a textual or performative approach. After exploring the history of translation theory through these lenses, Massimiliano Morini proposes a more totalizing view of ''theatre translation'' as the sum of operations required to transform one theatre act into another, and analyses three complex Western case histories in light of this all-encompassing definition. Combining theory with practice, Morini investigates how traditional ideas on translation - from Plautus and Cicero to the early 20th century - have been applied in the theatrical domain. He then compares and contrasts the inherently textual viewpoint of post-humanistic translators with the more performative approaches of contemporary theatrical practitioners, and chronicles the rise of performative views in the third millennium. Positioning itself at the intersection of past and present, as well as translation studies and theatre semiotics, provides a full diachronic survey of an age-old activity and a burgeoning academic field.>

Product details

• Authors: Massimiliano Morini
• Assisted by: Jeremy Munday (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2023
• EAN: 9781350199255
• ISBN: 978-1-350-19925-5
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Bloomsbury Advances in Transla; Bloomsbury Advances in Translation
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; 20th Century, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Translating & Interpreting, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, ART / Performance, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, CE period up to c 1500, Theatre Studies, c 1500 onwards to present day, Translation & interpretation, Historical & comparative linguistics, Performance Art, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Historical and comparative linguistics, Translation and interpretation