The Translator on Stage

by Geraldine Brodie

Book Overview

In today's theatre, productions of plays that originated in another language are frequently distinguished by two characteristics: the authorship of the English text by a well-known local theatre specialist, and the absence of the term 'translation'-generally in favour of 'adaptation' or 'version'. The Translator on Stage investigates the creative processes that bring translated plays to the mainstream stage, exploring the commissioning,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501322109
• ISBN13: 9781501322105
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"