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Translations, Paratextual Mediation, and Ideological Closure
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This article deals with the way so-called paratexts were used, in Finland in 1890-1939, in publishing translations of Anglo-American literature, and especially with the tendencies towards ideological closure that those paratexts manifest. The dominant ideology in the material is what could be called religious-conservative ideology, emphasizing the thought content of the works and their (educative, civilizing, sometimes also entertaining) impact on readers. This is due to the ideological unification process that penetrated the cultural institutions, which were still relatively undifferentiated and non-autonomous during the period in Finland. The article emphasizes that in studying paratext, it is necessary to take heed of the wider cultural context; looking at the paratexts alone is not enough.
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“Translation studies scholars have shown how the paratextual strategy employed by Moreau de Saint-Méry produces an ' ideological closure ' or ' delimitation of the plurality of possible interpretations ' (Kovala, 1996: 121).”
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- Authors
- Kovala, U.
- Affiliations
- University of Jyväskylä (FI)
- Corresponding author
- Kovala, Urpo
- ORCID
- Kovala, Urpo
- Venue
- Target. International Journal of Translation Studies
- Publisher
- John Benjamins Publishing Company
- Published
- 1996-01-01
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 119-147
- ISSN
- 0924-1884 (ISSN-L)
- 1569-9986
- OpenAlex
- W2002189288
- Cited by
- 164
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Target International Journal of Translation Studies (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Translation Studies and Practices
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Comparative and World Literature
- Keywords
- paratext, literary translation, Anglo-American literature, translation publishing, cultural institutions, Finland, cultural context
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