Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Unavailable
    Europe on Stage; Translation and Theatre
    Unavailable
    Europe on Stage; Translation and Theatre
    Unavailable
    Europe on Stage; Translation and Theatre
    Ebook655 pages9 hours

    Europe on Stage; Translation and Theatre

    By Gunilla Anderman

    ()

    Currently unavailable

    Currently unavailable

    About this ebook

    Plays written by the major European dramatists of the last two centuries – from the firmly established classics of Ibsen and Chekhov to the recent successes of Yasmina Reza – are increasingly performed on British stages, often in new translations or versions. But what distinguishes one translation from another? And what social and cultural factors of reception must the translator of a foreign play take into account?

    This comprehensive study of the history of European plays on the English stage explores the importance of cultural assumptions and linguistic stumbling blocks. Gunilla Anderman looks at varying approaches to the foreign text as well as the need for new versions of the same play, and discusses the influence of European drama in translation and its contribution to and enrichment of English playwriting. Key phrases recurring in the original works of the European canon are also scrutinised in an attempt to demystify and unearth what English readers of the translated texts may never have known they were missing. Europe on Stage: Translation and Theatre is a valuable addition to the literature on the theatre, of interest to theatre-goers, theatre practitioners and linguists as well as students of drama, comparative literature and translation studies.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOberon Books
    Release dateMar 22, 2017
    ISBN9781783192298
    Unavailable
    Europe on Stage; Translation and Theatre
    Author

    Gunilla Anderman

    Gunilla Anderman is a practising translator and writer in the field of Translation Studies. Her translations for the English-speaking stage have been commissioned by and produced in theatres in London and New York. For Swedish theatre and television she has translated the work of Willy Russell, Pam Gems and Martin Sherman. She is Professor of Translation Studies at the Centre for Translation Studies, University of Surrey.

    Related to Europe on Stage; Translation and Theatre

    Related ebooks

    Performing Arts For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Hidden treasures

      Jun 13, 2023

      Between 2001 and ’22, I was tasked with finding a ‘rarely performed’ opera on an annual basis for University College Opera’s yearly production in March. The invitation to take down a piece from the shelf that few, if any, had ever seen, then putting

      6 min read

    • Article

      Letter from Munich

      Dec 13, 2019

      Letter from Munich
      6 min read

    • Article

      Letter from Aix

      Dec 13, 2019

      Letter from Aix
      6 min read

    • Article

      Shakespeare Through The Ages

      Apr 15, 2021

      In 1623, the playwright and poet Ben Jonson wrote that his friend Shakespeare “was not of an age, but for all time”. But Jonson could scarcely have imagined the impact and influence Shakespeare would have on four centuries of thinkers, writers, compo

      4 min read

    • Article

      Letter From Europe

      Dec 21, 2023

      Letter From Europe
      6 min read

    • Article

      Richard Osborne

      Jul 27, 2022

      Richard Osborne
      3 min read

    • Article

      Brush Up Your Shakespeare

      Apr 14, 2021

      Brush Up Your Shakespeare
      5 min read

    • Article

      The Final Word

      Jun 17, 2019

      The cover art says it all. OPERA AS OPERA in big capital letters. The first “OPERA” in the title is given a pristine graphic treatment, the second resembles crumbling marble. It’s perfect imagery to sum up the impetus behind this book—that the operat

      2 min read

    • Article

      Letter From Aix-en-provence

      Sep 19, 2022

      Letter From Aix-en-provence
      5 min read

    • Article

      Paris’s ‘House Of Molière’ Wishes Happy 400th Birthday To French Theatre Legend

      Jan 10, 2022

      French theatre is gearing up to pay tribute to one of its founding fathers: Molière, the 17th-century playwright whose biting comedies still form many French schoolchildren’s introduction to drama. On 15 January, 400 years after his baptism (the exac

      3 min read

    • Article

      Inquest Into The Death Of ENO

      Nov 24, 2022

      ONE MORNING HALF A lifetime ago I was sitting in a garret office at the London Coliseum listening to the Queen’s cousin tell me what the public really wanted. The Earl of Harewood — George, when you got to know him better — was managing director of E

      3 min read

    • Article

      Take This Waltz

      Sep 12, 2018

      Take This Waltz
      7 min read

    • Article

      Letter from Vienna

      Apr 30, 2018

      Letter from Vienna
      7 min read

    • Article

      Book Review

      Mar 9, 2022

      Published by Methuen Drama Want more drama diversity? Four plays to consider. We now live in diverse, multicultural communities and need plays which reflect that to use in drama and English lessons. That is why Pearson Edexel, the UK’s largest examin

      3 min read

    • Article

      Dionysian Ecstasy

      Mar 1, 2020

      Dionysian Ecstasy
      15 min read

    • Article

      Michael Henderson on Radio

      May 25, 2023

      Michael Henderson on Radio
      3 min read

    • Article

      Bad Behavior

      Mar 1, 2018

      Bad Behavior
      6 min read

    • Article

      On My Radar: Ian McKellen’s Cultural Highlights

      Jul 23, 2022

      The actor Ian McKellen was born in Burnley, Lancashire in 1939. Since the 1970s he has performed regularly with the Royal Shakespeare Company and at the National Theatre. He has received seven Laurence Olivier awards, a Tony, a Golden Globe and a Scr

      4 min read

    • Article

      A Little Extra

      Mar 17, 2022

      A Little Extra
      5 min read

    • Article

      Letter from Hong Kong

      Jun 17, 2019

      Letter from Hong Kong
      6 min read

    • Article

      Compulsively Driven

      Mar 21, 2023

      Compulsively Driven
      7 min read

    • Article

      Das verratene Meer

      Dec 17, 2021

      HENZE CAPRICCIO C5460 HANS WERNER HENZE LEFT a large body of work on his death in 2012, including 21 completed stage operas, three radio operas, three specifically tailored for children and 11 ballet scores. You’d never know the centrality of theatre

      4 min read

    • Article

      Voices From The Past

      Jul 11, 2023

      Voices From The Past
      5 min read

    • Article

      Pygmalion

      Sep 28, 2022

      Pygmalion
      3 min read

    Reviews for Europe on Stage; Translation and Theatre

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words