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TargetVol. 8:1 (1996) ► pp.1–21
There Is Always a Teller In a Tale
This paper tracks down the translator's voice in the translated text; sees whether it can be included in a textual structure; and considers whether it can be regarded as part and parcel of a translated text, thus making the latter into something structurally different from an original text. The source is narrative texts, their translations, and the narratological approach to literature description.
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