The travellee-translator and cultural memory
Thomas Nugent’s Travels through Germany (1768) and its German editions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15087017 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alison E Martin (0000-0003-1273-002X, Anglistik (British Studies), Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 357-372 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Travel Writing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1364-5145 • E-ISSN: 1755-7550 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13645145.2024.2380402 |
| OpenAlex | W4401713811 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 12 |
Taking as its focus three different German editions of Thomas Nugent's Travels through Germany (1768), this article investigates how translation and re-translation enable travelogues to be circulated internationally at specific historical moments and thus intervene in debates around national images, (self-)representations and stereotypes. More specifically, it examines how the act of (re)translation can also be understood as a form of travellee response undertaken with a particular socio-political agenda in mind. By focusing on the figure of the travellee-translator as a transcultural mediator, editor, and commentator, this article explores how the temporal gaps between different translations highlight various aspects of the tension between individual and collective memory. It also explores how (re)translation can be used over time as a compelling way for the travellee culture to renegotiate the relationship between cultural memory, identity and place
Aesthetics · Art · Collective memory · Cultural memory · German · Linguistics · Literature · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Translation studies · Anthropology · European Cultural and National Identity · Historical Art and Culture Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Travel Writing and Literature
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |