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Medieval Translations and Cultural Discourse - The Movement of Texts in England, France and Scandinavia (Hardcover, New)
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Medieval Translations and Cultural Discourse - The Movement of Texts in England, France and Scandinavia (Hardcover, New)
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An examination of what the translation of medieval French texts
into different European languages can reveal about the differences
between cultures. Throughout the Middle Ages, many Francophone
texts - chansons de geste, medieval romance, works by Chretien de
Troyes and Marie de France - were widely translated in
north-western Europe. In the process, these texts were frequently
transformed to reflect the new cultures in which they appeared.
This book argues that such translations, prime sites for cultural
movement and encounters, provide a rich opportunity to study
linguistic and cultural identity both in and through time. Via a
close comparison of a number of these texts, examining the various
modifications made, and drawing on a number of critical discourses
ranging from post-colonial criticism to translation theory, the
author explores the complexities of cultural dialogue and dissent.
This approach both recognises and foregrounds the complex matrix of
influence, resistance and transformations within the languages and
cultural traditions of medieval Europe, revealing the undercurrents
of cultural conflict apparent in medieval textuality. Sif
Rikhardsdottir is Professor of Comparative Literature at the
University of Iceland and Vice-Chair of the Institute ofResearch in
Literature and Visual Arts.
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