Rewriting humour in comic books : cultural transfer and translation of aristophanic adaptations / Dimitris Asimakoulas.
This book examines comic book adaptations of Aristophanes' plays in order to shed light on how and why humour travels across cultures and time. Forging links between modern languages, translation and the study of comics, it analyses the Greek originals and their English translations and offers a uni...
| Uniform Title: | Palgrave studies in translating and interpreting.
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| Language: | English |
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Cham, Switzerland :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2019]
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| Series: | Palgrave studies in translating and interpreting.
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| Physical Description: | xix, 189 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Format: | Book |
| Summary: |
This book examines comic book adaptations of Aristophanes' plays in order to shed light on how and why humour travels across cultures and time. Forging links between modern languages, translation and the study of comics, it analyses the Greek originals and their English translations and offers a unique, language-led research agenda for cultural flows, and the systematic analysis of textual norms in a multimodal environment. It will appeal to students and scholars of Modern Languages, Translation Studies, Comics Studies, Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature. |
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| Call Number: | PN6714 .A82 2019 |
| Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783030195267 3030195260 |