Celebrity Translation in British Theatre: Relevance and Reception, Voice and Visibility

by Robert Stock

Book Overview

This book explores the impact that high-profile and well-known translators have on audience reception of translated theatre. Using Relevance Theory as a framework, the book demonstrates how prior knowledge of a celebrity translator's contextual background can affect the spectator's cognitive state and influence their interpretation of the play.

Three canonical plays adapted for the British stage are analysed: Mark Ravenhill's translation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350199133
• ISBN13: 9781350199132
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"