The translation of food in literature
A culinary journey through time and genres
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4473091 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anthi Wiedenmayer (1Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 2016 |
| Issue | 211 |
| Pages | 27-43 |
| Publication date | 2016-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Semiotica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-1998 • E-ISSN: 1613-3692 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/sem-2016-0102 |
| OpenAlex | W2469477168 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
Studying the translation of cultural elements has been one of the most interesting subjects in Translation Studies since the mid-1980s, as it often marks the limits of translatability and reveals not only specific translational strategies but also the attitude of the different agents, i. e., the translator, the editor, and the reader, and of society in general, towards the other or the foreign. Among all cultural elements, the translation of food holds a special position, as it has always been one of the most common extralinguistic elements in literature, which constitutes an important marker of everyday life in the source culture often not having a proper equivalent in the target language. The data gathered in this article show several trends in the translation of food lexicon into different languages since the eighteenth century, including various genres - from the ancient classics up to children's or criminal literature. We will point out how, examining the translation techniques, it is possible to identify the dominant theoretical approaches according to the function of the texts as well as to their historical and sociopolitical context
Archaeology · Art · Biology · Context (archaeology) · Function (biology) · Lexicon · Linguistics · Literal translation · Literature · Point (geometry) · Sociology · Source text · Translation (biology) · Translation studies · History · Mathematics · Philosophy · Translation Studies and Practices
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |