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(Mis)Translation and (Mis)Interpretation: Polish Literature in the Context of Cross-Cultural Communication
Contributor(s): Kalaga, Wojciech (Editor), Wilczek, Piotr (Author)

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 ISBN: 3631546289     ISBN-13: 9783631546284
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
OUR PRICE: $75.00  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: December 2005
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies
- Literary Criticism | Eastern European (see Also Russian & Former Soviet Union)
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Dewey: 891.850
LCCN: 2005057920
Series: Literary and Cultural Theory
Physical Information: 164 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Eastern Europe
- Cultural Region - British Isles
Features: Bibliography
 
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Publisher Description:
The book (Mis)translation and (Mis)interpretation: Polish Literature in the Context of Cross-Cultural Communication is devoted to various aspects of the presence of Polish literature and culture in cross-cultural and international contexts. The chapters discuss the problems of the translation (and mistranslation), as well as the interpretation (and misinterpretation) of literary texts, cultural facts and even social interactions. Even though no specific literary or cultural theory is explicitly discussed in the book, each of the central issues raised in particular chapters implicitly refers to a significant theoretical problem. The first section of the book is devoted to five examples of English translations of Polish poetry and Polish translations of English poetry. The second section of the book is titled Polish Culture in European and American Contexts. The first three chapters discuss the issue of hate speech and cultural misunderstandings in the context of Reformation polemics, and the problem of pattern poetry. The next five chapters deal with various issues of cross-cultural communication between Poland and America. All case studies discussed in the book exemplify one general problem: how to communicate effectively despite linguistic, cultural and religious differences and how to understand and translate the cultural heritage of the past to contemporary readers.
 
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