Narratology meets translation studies, or, the voice of the translator in children's literature

Emer O'Sullivan

Narratology meets translation studies, or, the voice of the translator in children's literature

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Narratology meets translation studies, or, the voice of the translator in children's literature. / O'Sullivan, Emer.
The Translation of Children's Literature: a reader. ed. / Gillian Lathey. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters , 2006. p. 98 -109 (Topics in translation; No. 31).

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Harvard

O'Sullivan, E 2006, Narratology meets translation studies, or, the voice of the translator in children's literature. in G Lathey (ed.), The Translation of Children's Literature: a reader. Topics in translation, no. 31, Multilingual Matters , Clevedon, pp. 98 -109.

APA

O'Sullivan, E. (2006). Narratology meets translation studies, or, the voice of the translator in children's literature. In G. Lathey (Ed.), The Translation of Children's Literature: a reader (pp. 98 -109). (Topics in translation; No. 31). Multilingual Matters .

Vancouver

O'Sullivan E. Narratology meets translation studies, or, the voice of the translator in children's literature. In Lathey G, editor, The Translation of Children's Literature: a reader. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters . 2006. p. 98 -109. (Topics in translation; 31).

Bibtex

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