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Publication details [#1210]

Beaugrande, Robert-Alain De. 1978. Factors in a theory of poetic translation. Van Gorcum. 186 pp.
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
English
Keywords
context | metaphor | poetry | text linguistics | text organization | thematic continuity | translating

Annotation

An exposition of a theory of translating poetry which draws largely on text linguistics. Included are chapters on the poem as a case of language use, metaphor, contextual factors in translation, thematic coherence and text structuration, equivalence factors, etc., and a sample translation.

Reviewed by

Williams, Miller. 1980. Review of $Factors in a theory of poetic translation.