What is it about?
When people translate a literary text, they usually try to imitate the style of the author. However, some translators impose their own style on the author's style.
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Why is it important?
It 's important because translating literature is not a mechanical process but vital interaction between different cultures, sensibilites, and literary conventions.
Perspectives
When I wrote this article very few studies were done on the relationship between translation and style. Nowadays, this area of study is well established discipline in many universities.
PROFESSOR Adnan K Abdulla
American University of Sharjah
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This page is a summary of: The translation of style, January 1994, John Benjamins,
DOI: 10.1075/btl.7.11abd.
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