Translation, Humour and Literature - Translation and Humour Volume 1

Translation studies and humour studies are disciplines that have been long-established but seldom looked at in conjunction. This volume uses literature as the common ground and examines issues of translating humour within a range of different literary traditions. It begins with an analysis of humour and translation in every day life, including jokes andcross-cultural humour, and then moves on to looking at humour and translation in literature through the ages. Despite growing interest and a history of collaborative study, there has been little translation studiesscholarship published in this area. This collection features a comprehensive introduction by the editor, which covers strategies and techniques for translating humour as well as the pragmaticsinvolved.The bookwill appeal to scholars and postgraduates in translation and interpreting studies and humour studies.

Product details

• Authors: Delia Chiaro, Delia Chiaro
• Assisted by: Delia Chiaro (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.09.2010
• EAN: 9781441158239
• ISBN: 978-1-4411-5823-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Continuum Advances in Translat; Continuum Advances in Translat; Continuum Advances in Translation
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics