Contemporary World Fiction: A Guide to Literature in Translation
Autor Juris Dilevko, Keren Dali, Glenda Garbutten Limba Engleză Hardback – 16 mar 2011 – vârsta până la 17 ani
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781591583530
ISBN-10: 1591583535
Pagini: 556
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 38 mm
Greutate: 1.32 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
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Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 1591583535
Pagini: 556
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 38 mm
Greutate: 1.32 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Libraries Unlimited
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Caracteristici
Over 1,000 annotated contemporary world fiction titles, featuring author's name; title; translator; publisher and place of publication; genre/literary style/story type; an annotation; related works by the author; subject keywords; and original language
Notă biografică
Juris Dilevko is associate professor in the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. Keren Dali, PhD, is assistant professor at the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.Glenda Garbutt received a master of information studies degree from the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Cuprins
PrefaceIntroduction1. Africa: African Vernacular, Afrikaans, French, and PortugueseIntroductionEarlier Translated LiteratureSources ConsultedBibliographic EssaySelected ReferencesAnnotations for Translated Books from AfricaAfrican Vernacular LanguagesAfrikaans (South Africa)FrenchPortuguese2. The Arab World: Middle East, Trans-Caucasus, and Western/Central AsiaIntroductionEarlier Translated LiteratureSources ConsultedBibliographic EssayThe Arab WorldTurkeyArmeniaIran (Persia)Central Asia and GeorgiaSelected ReferencesAnnotations for Books Translated from ArabicAlgeriaEgyptIraqJordanLebanonLibyaMoroccoPalestine (Palestinian Autonomous Areas)Saudi ArabiaSudanSyriaUnited Arab EmiratesYemenAnnotations for Books Translated from Persian (Iran)Annotations for Books Translated from Languages of the Trans-Caucasus and Central AsiaArmeniaAzerbaijanGeorgiaKyrgyzstanAnnotations for Books Translated from Turkish3. East Asia: China, Japan, and KoreaIntroductionEarlier Translated LiteratureSources ConsultedBibliographic EssayChinaJapanKoreaSelected ReferencesAnnotations for Translated Books from ChinaAnnotations for Translated Books from JapanAnnotations for Translated Books from Korea4. South Asia: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Other South Asian CountriesIntroductionEarlier Translated LiteratureSources ConsultedBibliographic EssayIndia and PakistanThailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and VietnamSelected ReferencesAnnotations for Books Translated from Languages of India, Pakistan, and BangladeshAssameseBengaliGujaratiHindi/HindustaniKannadaMarathiOriya (Uriya)PunjabiRajasthaniTeluguUrduAnnotations for Translated Books from Other South Asian CountriesBurmaIndonesiaLaosMalaysiaNepalSri LankaThailandVietnam5. The Mediterranean: Greece, Israel, and ItalyIntroductionEarlier Translated LiteratureSources ConsultedBibliographic EssayGreeceIsraelItalySelected ReferencesAnnotations for Translated Books from GreeceAnnotations for Translated Books from Israel (Hebrew)Annotations for Translated Books from Italy6. Russia and Central and Eastern EuropeIntroductionEarlier Translated LiteratureSources ConsultedBibliographic EssayCentral and Eastern EuropeRussia and UkraineSelected ReferencesAnnotations for Translated Books from Central and Eastern EuropeAlbaniaBelarusBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCzech RepublicHungaryMacedoniaMontenegroPolandRomaniaSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaAnnotations for Translated Books from Russia and UkraineRussiaUkraine7. The Iberian Peninsula and Latin AmericaIntroductionEarlier Translated LiteratureSources ConsultedBibliographic EssaySpainPortugalLatin AmericaSelected ReferencesAnnotations for Translated Books from Central AmericaCosta RicaCubaDominican RepublicEl SalvadorGuatemalaHondurasMexicoNicaraguaPanamaPuerto RicoAnnotations for Translated Books from South AmericaArgentinaBoliviaChileColombiaEcuadorParaguayPeruUruguayVenezuelaAnnotations for Translated Books from Spain (Including Basque, Catalan, and Galician)Annotations for Translated Books from Portugal and BrazilPortugalBrazil8. Northern Europe: Low Countries, Scandinavia, and Baltic CountriesIntroductionEarlier Translated LiteratureSources ConsultedBibliographic EssayScandinavian CountriesBaltic CountriesLow CountriesSelected ReferencesAnnotations for Translated Books from the Low Countries, Scandinavia, and the Baltic CountriesBelgiumThe NetherlandsDenmarkEstoniaFinlandIcelandLatviaLithuaniaNorwaySweden9. Western Europe: Austria, Germany, France, Switzerland, French-Speaking Belgium, and French-Speaking CaribbeanIntroductionEarlier Translated LiteratureSources ConsultedBibliographic EssayFranceGermanySelected ReferencesAnnotations for Books Translated from French: France, French-Speaking Belgium, and French-Speaking CaribbeanAnnotations for Books Translated from German: Austria, Germany, and SwitzerlandAustriaGermanySwitzerlandAuthor IndexSubject and Keyword IndexTitle IndexTranslator Index (Selected)
Recenzii
This text, subtitled A Guide to Literature in Translation, offers valuable information on a vast amount of work from Africa, East Asia, the Mediterranean, Russia, Latin America, and elsewhere. For each book covered, the text details common styles and tropes, as well as past reviews.
This is an excellent introductory reference work to contemporary world literature not originally published in English. Dilevko, Keren Dali, and Glenda Garbutt, all affiliated with the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, make no attempt to provide an encyclopedic overview but rather present a solid groundwork for both the casual reader and the academic student. . . . Highly recommended for the casual reader wishing to discover international contemporary fiction and for students of literature.
The authors, all connected with the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto, have produced a unique and useful reference book. . . . Large public and all academic libraries will find this an essential purchase for their reference collection.
This is an excellent introductory reference work to contemporary world literature not originally published in English. Dilevko, Keren Dali, and Glenda Garbutt, all affiliated with the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, make no attempt to provide an encyclopedic overview but rather present a solid groundwork for both the casual reader and the academic student. . . . Highly recommended for the casual reader wishing to discover international contemporary fiction and for students of literature.
The authors, all connected with the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto, have produced a unique and useful reference book. . . . Large public and all academic libraries will find this an essential purchase for their reference collection.