Translation and Genre

Download or read book Translation and Genre written by B. J. Woodstein and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-08-25 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a genre? How do genres differ between cultures and languages? How do generic texts get translated, and how does the specific genre affect the act of translation? This Element surveys the concept of genre itself, a number of different genres, and what happens to these genres through translation, while also providing an overview of research into these topics along with research-based approaches for translating work that can perhaps be labelled as generic.