Shakespeare and the French Borders of English [electronic resource] /
Saenger, Michael.author.
This study emerges from an interdisciplinary conversation about the theory of translation and the role of foreign language in fiction and society. By analyzing Shakespeare's treatment of France, Saenger interrogates the cognitive borders of England - a border that was more dependent on languages and ideas than it was on governments and shorelines.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The place of French in England -- Egoge and Verfremdung -- Anterior design: presenting the past in Richard II -- Henry V and 'imaginary puissance' -- Comic translations in All's well that ends well -- 'Dead for a ducat': tragedy and marginal risk -- Conclusion: 'Am I in France?'.
This study emerges from an interdisciplinary conversation about the theory of translation and the role of foreign language in fiction and society. By analyzing Shakespeare's treatment of France, Saenger interrogates the cognitive borders of England - a border that was more dependent on languages and ideas than it was on governments and shorelines.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
European literature.
Literature, Modern.
Poetry.
Fiction.
British literature.
European Literature.
Early Modern/Renaissance Literature.
Poetry and Poetics.
Fiction.
British and Irish Literature.