Shakespeare in Catalan : translating imperialism /

Shakespeare in Catalan : translating imperialism /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Buffery, Helena.
Imprint:	Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2007.
Description:	xii, 306 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Iberian and Latin American studies Iberian and Latin American studies.
Subject:	Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Translations into Catalan -- History and criticism. Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Appreciation -- Spain -- Catalonia. Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616. English literature -- 16th century -- Translations into Catalan. Translating and interpreting -- Social aspects -- Spain -- Catalonia. Art appreciation. English literature. Translating and interpreting -- Social aspects. Spain -- Catalonia. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Translations.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6628794

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ISBN:	9780708320112 0708320112
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Shakespeare in Catalan: Translating Imperialism tells the history of Shakespeare's translation and reception in Catalonia, showing his importance for Catalan cultural regeneration since the nineteenth century and his contribution to the renewed vibrancy of contemporary Catalan culture." "It focuses on a minority language, estimated to be spoken by over 6.5 million speakers; and a minority culture, that is still only partially recognized within the Spanish State itself, let alone beyond Spain's borders. It tells the story of a minority Shakespeare employed to achieve cultural majority; of a 'universal', imperial Shakespeare used to wield cultural authority; and of a rebellious, counter-imperialist Shakespeare deployed against colonial domination."--BOOK JACKET.

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Summary:	This is not just another book about Shakespeare. While it does reveal the existence of yet another "alternative" Shakespeare, it also takes the legendary man of letters beyond English-speaking shores in order to illustrate the diverse effects of translation in creating and deciding the afterlives of canonical texts. By focusing on a minority language spoken by 6.5 million speakers yet still only partially recognized by the Spanish government, Shakespeare in Catalan tells us a story of the Bard as both a counter-imperialist deployed against colonial domination and a universal imperialist used to wield cultural authority.
Physical Description:	xii, 306 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780708320112 0708320112