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This book explores an important aspect of human existence: humor in self-translation, a virtually unexplored area of research in Humour Studies and Translation Studies. Of the select group of international scholars contributing to this volume some examine literary texts from different perspectives (sociological, philosophical, or post-colonial) while others explore texts in more extraneous fields such as standup comedy or language learning. This book sheds light on how humour in self-translation induces thoughts on social issues, challenges stereotypes, contributes to recast individuals in novel forms of identity and facilitates reflections on our own sense of humour. This accessible and engaging volume is of interest to advanced students of Humour Studies and Translation Studies.

Self-translation. --- Auto-translation (Self-translation) --- Translating and interpreting --- Pragmatics --- Translation science --- Self-translation

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"Scholars have long highlighted the links between translating and (re)writing, increasingly blurring the line between translations and so-called 'original' works. Less emphasis has been placed on the work of writers who translate, and the ways in which they conceptualize, or even fictionalize, the task of translation. This book fills that gap and thus will be of interest to scholars in linguistics, translation studies and literary studies. Scrutinizing translation through a new lens, Judith Woodsworth reveals the sometimes problematic relations between author and translator, along with the evolution of the translator's voice and visibility. The book investigates the uses (and abuses) of translation at the hands of George Bernard Shaw, Gertrude Stein and Paul Auster, prominent writers who bring into play assorted fictions as they tell their stories of translations. Each case is interesting in itself because of the new material analysed and the conclusions reached. Translation is seen not only as an exercise and fruitful starting point, it is also a way of paying tribute, repaying a debt and cementing a friendship. Taken together, the case studies point the way to a teleology of translation and raise the question: what is translation for? Shaw, Stein and Auster adopt an authorial posture that distinguishes them from other translators. They stretch the boundaries of the translation proper, their words spilling over into the liminal space of the text; in some cases they hijack the act of translation to serve their own ends. Through their tales of loss, counterfeit and hard labour, they cast an occasionally bleak glance at what it means to be a translator. Yet they also pay homage to translation and provide fresh insights that continue to manifest themselves in current works of literature. By engaging with translation as a literary act in its own right, these eminent writers confer greater prestige on what has traditionally been viewed as a subservient art."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Theory of literary translation --- Shaw, George Bernard --- Auster, Paul --- Stein, Gertrude --- Authorship. --- De schrijver als vertaler. --- Self-translation. --- Translating and interpreting --- History. --- Auster, Paul, --- Shaw, Bernard, --- Stein, Gertrude,

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Theory of literary translation --- Translation science --- Lexicology. Semantics --- Sociolinguistics --- Self-translation --- Vertalen en cultuur --- Tweetalige auteurs --- Tweetaligheid en literatuur --- Meertaligheid en literatuur --- Letterkunde --- Simultaneous interpreting. --- Multilingualism and literature. --- Multilingualism --- Language and culture. --- vertaling door auteur zelf --- Social aspects. --- Self-translation. --- Vertalen en cultuur. --- Tweetalige auteurs. --- Tweetaligheid en literatuur. --- Meertaligheid en literatuur. --- vertaling door auteur zelf.

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Theory of literary translation --- Translating and interpreting --- Bilingualism and literature. --- Bilingual authors --- Translating and interpreting. --- Bilingual authors. --- Autotraduction --- Bilinguisme et littérature --- Littérature --- Traduction --- 82.03 --- 82.035 --- #KVHA:Vertaalwetenschap --- #KVHA:Literaire vertaling --- Vertalen. Literaire vertaling --- Literatuur. Algemene literatuurwetenschap--?.035 --- Letterkunde --- Literaire vertaling --- Literary self-translation --- Tweetalige auteurs --- Tweetaligheid en literatuur --- vertaling door auteur zelf --- 82.035 Literatuur. Algemene literatuurwetenschap--?.035 --- 82.03 Vertalen. Literaire vertaling --- Literaire vertaling. --- Literary self-translation. --- Tweetalige auteurs. --- Tweetaligheid en literatuur. --- vertaling door auteur zelf. --- Bilingualism and literature --- Interpretation and translation --- Interpreting and translating --- Language and languages --- Literature --- Translation and interpretation --- Translators --- Literature and bilingualism --- Authors --- Translating --- Autotraduction. --- Bilinguisme et littérature. --- Traduction.