La théorie du polysystème a été développée au début des années 1970 par Itamar Even-Zohar, érudit israélien, pour l’étude du langage, de la littérature et de la traduction. Dans ses écrits ultérieurs, elle s’est modifiée en une théorie générale de la culture.
Références
Chang, Nam Fung
2000 “Towards a macro-polysystem hypothesis.” Perspectives: Studies in Translatology 8 (2): 109–123.
Chang, Nam Fung
2001 “Polysystem theory: Its prospect as a framework for translation research.” Target 13 (2): 317–332.
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Huang, Dexian
2006 “Duoyuanxitonglun shiyi: Zuohaer fangtan lu.” (Clarifications on polysystem theory: Interview with Even-Zohar) Chinese Translators Journal 3: 57–60.
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2000 “Translation and political engagement: Activism, social change and the role of translation in geopolitical shifts.” The Translator 6 (1): 23–47.
Wang, Dongfeng
2008 “When a turning occurs: Counter-evidence to polysystem hypothesis.” In Translation, Globalisation and Localisation: A Chinese Perspective, Wang Ning and Sun Yifeng (eds), 140–154. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.
Lecture complémentaire
Chang, Nam Fung
2011 “In defence of Polysystem Theory.” Target 23 (2): 311–347