Theatre Translation: Theory and Practice

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Dr Massimiliano Morini (University of Urbino, Italy) Jeremy Munday (University of Leeds UK)

Theatre Translation

Theory and Practice

Dr Massimiliano Morini (University of Urbino, Italy), Jeremy Munday (University of Leeds UK)

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Bloomsbury Academic
24 August 2023

Performance art; Theatre Studies; Historical & comparative linguistics; Translation & interpretation

Series: Bloomsbury Advances in Translation

Translation for the theatre is often considered to hold a marginal status between literary translation and adaptation for the stage. As a result, this book argues that studies of this complex activity tend to take either a textual or performative approach. After exploring the history of translation theory through these lenses, Massimiliano Morini proposes a more totalizing view of ‘theatre translation’ as the sum of operations required to transform one theatre act into another, and analyses three complex Western case histories in light of this all-encompassing definition.

Combining theory with practice, Morini investigates how traditional ideas on translation – from Plautus and Cicero to the early 20th century – have been applied in the theatrical domain. He then compares and contrasts the inherently textual viewpoint of post-humanistic translators with the more performative approaches of contemporary theatrical practitioners, and chronicles the rise of performative views in the third millennium. Positioning itself at the intersection of past and present, as well as translation studies and theatre semiotics, Theatre Translation provides a full diachronic survey of an age-old activity and a burgeoning academic field.

By: Dr Massimiliano Morini (University of Urbino Italy)
Edited by: Jeremy Munday (University of Leeds UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781350199255
ISBN 10: 1350199257
Series: Bloomsbury Advances in Translation
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 24 August 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction: What This Book is About Part I: Theory 1. The Translation of Theatre before Translation Studies 2. The Age of Translation Studies: Early Work on Theatre Translation 3. Theatre Translation: Performance-Centric Theories in the Twenty-First Century 4. Voices from the Field of Theatre Studies Part II: Terms and Methodology 5. Proposing a Methodology for the Study of Theatre Translation Part III: Practice 6. Renaissance Translation between Text and Stage: The European Circulation of Il pastor fido 7. Contemporary Theatre Translation and the Persistence of Textual Bias 8. Performance as Translation, Translation in Performance: Two Examples from Contemporary Experimental Theatre Conclusion: What This Book is Not About Notes References Index

Massimiliano Morini is Associate Professor of English Linguistics and Translation at the University of Urbino, Italy.

Reviews for Theatre Translation: Theory and Practice

This useful book explores the current state of the art of theatre translation. Morini introduces the history of translating for the theatre both in theory and practice and offers a working definition and a methodology for studying theatre translation that will be helpful to students both of translation and theatre. * Susan Bassnett, Professor, University of Glasgow, Scotland. * Massimiliano Morini's study is the first book-length account of the history, theory and methodology of theatre translation. It is a highly informative and reliable guide to the evolution of theatrical translation studies from text-centred to performance-based approaches. The result is both a lucid text and a persuasive rhetorical performance. * Keir Elam, Alma Mater Professor of English Literature, University of Bologna, Italy *