TY - CHAP

T1 - Children's literature and translation studies

AU - O'Sullivan, Emer

PY - 2013

Y1 - 2013

N2 - Since literature written specifically for children first emerged around the middle of the 18th century, it has been a site of intense translational activity. Serious critical interest in the subject of its translation, however, is a relatively recent phenomenon. This chapter examines what translating children's literature actually comprises as well as the key differences between translating it and translating literature for other audiences. It provides a critical account of the type of research has been done and is currently being done, probing key theoretical approaches and methodologies, with a special focus on the issues of target culture norms, narratology, the ‘internationalism’ of children’s literature and translating picturebooks.

AB - Since literature written specifically for children first emerged around the middle of the 18th century, it has been a site of intense translational activity. Serious critical interest in the subject of its translation, however, is a relatively recent phenomenon. This chapter examines what translating children's literature actually comprises as well as the key differences between translating it and translating literature for other audiences. It provides a critical account of the type of research has been done and is currently being done, probing key theoretical approaches and methodologies, with a special focus on the issues of target culture norms, narratology, the ‘internationalism’ of children’s literature and translating picturebooks.

KW - Literature studies

KW - Translation studies

KW - children's literature

KW - English

U2 - 10.4324/9780203102893

DO - 10.4324/9780203102893

M3 - Contributions to collected editions/anthologies

SN - 9780415559676

SP - 451

EP - 463

BT - The Routledge Handbook of Translation Studies

A2 - Millan-Varela, Carmen

A2 - Bartrina, Francesca

PB - Routledge Taylor & Francis Group

CY - London, New York

ER -