This volume provides the first transnational overview of the relationship between translation and the book trade in early modern Europe. Following an introduction to the theories and practices of translation in early modern Europe, and to the role played by translated books in driving and defining the trade in printed books, each chapter focuses on a different aspect of translated-book history language learning, audience, printing, marketing, and censorship across several national traditions. This study touches on a wide range of early modern figures who played myriad roles in the book world;...
This volume provides the first transnational overview of the relationship between translation and the book trade in early modern Europe. Following an ...
Shakespeare in Swahililand tells the unexpected literary history of Shakespeare's influence in East Africa. Beginning with Victorian-era expeditions in which Shakespeare's works were the sole reading material carried into the interior, the Bard has been a vital touchstone throughout the region. His plays were printed by liberated slaves as one of the first texts in Swahili, performed by Indian laborers while they built the Uganda railroad, used to argue for native rights, and translated by intellectuals,...
An exploration of Shakespeare as a global poet
Shakespeare in Swahililand tells the unexpected literary history ...
