Theatrical Translation And Film Adaptation
Subtitle: A Practitioner's View (Topics in Translation)
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Published: October 31, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9781853598326
Subjects: Films, cinema; Theatre, drama; Translation & interpretation; Linguistics; Language; Language Arts & Disciplines; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; Study & Teaching; History and criticism; Drama; Film adaptations; Translating
Description: Translation and film adaptation of theatre have received little study. This text draws on experiences of theatrical translators and on movie versions of plays from various countries. It looks into such concerns as the translation of bilingual plays and the choice between subtitling and dubbing of film.