Tracing a Tradition
The Translation of Australian Children's Fiction into German from 1945
1st Edition
Published on 12. December 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
364 pages
978-3-86110-551-0 (ISBN)
Description
'Tracing a Tradition' takes a textual corpus of twelve Australian children's novels translated into German, published in the period between 1945 and 2007. The author traces the state of the children's book market in Australia and Germany (including former East and West Germany), publishing trends in the current global children's book market, the notion of Australian identity and its influence on Australian culture and cultural representations, and the status of children's literature in translation form the theoretical foundation of this study. The analysis of the corpus takes into account the translation of key thematic areas: the Australian natural environment, Aboriginal Australia and multicultural Australia, as well as a close examination of strategies used for the translation of culturally specific references including (among others) names, geographical locations, food & drink and Australian slang.
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CONTENTS 1. Introduction: Childhood, Children's Literature and the Children's Book Market - Children's Book Production in Australia - German Children's Literature: Book Production and International Exchange -- 2. Australia and Australianness -- 3. Introduction to the Corpus - Australian Children's Fiction Translated into German - The Corpus - Summary of the Corpus -- 4. Translating Children's Literature - Theories and Approaches to Children's Literary Translation - The Challenges of Translating Children's Literature - The Aims of Children's Literary Translation - Strategies for the Translation of Children's Literature -- 5: Paratextual Mediation in Translation - Translating Titles - Translating Cover Images - Translating Illustrations - Translating Blurb Text -- 6: Thematic Considerations: Translating Australian Cultural Signifiers - Translating the Australian Natural Environment - Translating Australian Flora & Fauna - The Translation of Australian Bush Icons - The Translation of Indigenous Australia - The Translation of Aboriginal Language - The Translation of Aboriginal English - The Translation of Racist Language - The Aboriginal Motif as a Micro Theme - The Translation of Multicultural Australia - The Translation of Migrant Identity: Names, Places and Derogatory Terms - The Translation of Migrant English - The Translation of Multicultural Australia as Micro Theme -- 7. Translating Specific Cultural References - The Translation of Personal Names and Titles - The Translation of Geographical or Place Names - The Translation of Food and Drink - The Translation of Currency, Weights and Measures - The Translation of Historical, Religious and Political References - The Translation of Literary, Musical, Media and Popular Culture References - The Translation of Australian Slang - Summary of Strategies: Non-Translation, Footnoting, and Omission -- 8. Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Australian Children's Fiction Translated into German 1945-2007 -- Appendix 2: CBYA Winners Translated into German 1946-2004 -- List of Works Cited