The Translator on Stage

Dr. Geraldine Brodie (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

208 Seiten

2017
Bloomsbury Academic USA (Verlag)
978-1-5013-2211-2 (ISBN)

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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, translation and development procedures that end with a performed play.

Through a sample of eight plays that span two thousand years and six languages—including Festen, Don Carlos, Hedda Gabler and The UN Inspector—and that were all staged within a three-month period, Geraldine Brodie brings in a wide range of theatre practitioners to discuss their roles in the translation process and the motivations that govern London theatre translation activities. The Translator on Stage is informed by specially conducted interviews with the productions’ producers, artistic directors, directors, literary managers, playwrights and specialist translators, including Michael Grandage, Rufus Norris, David Eldridge, Juan Mayorga, David Johnston and Mike Poulton. It sheds new light not only on theatrical translation procedures, but also on the place of translation in society today.

Geraldine Brodie is Lecturer in Translation Theory and Theatre Translation in the Centre for Translation Studies at University College London, UK. She founded the UCL Theatre Translation Forum and Translation in History Lecture Series, is a panel Associate of Advancing Research in Translation and Interpreting Studies (ARTIS) and is co-editor, with Emma Cole, of Adapting Translation for the Stage (forthcoming 2017).

List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction: The Role of the Translator on the London Stage
2. London Theatre: Contexts of Performance
3. Eight Productions and Their Translation Teams
4. Agents of Translation
5. Conclusion: Translation Theory in the Theatre
Appendix 1: Sample Play Data
Appendix 2: Archives
Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	03.02.2018
Reihe/Serie	Literatures, Cultures, Translation
Zusatzinfo	16 b/w illustrations
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Gewicht	390 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-5013-2211-7 / 1501322117
ISBN-13	978-1-5013-2211-2 / 9781501322112
Zustand	Neuware