Who needs a translation? Cervantes' last novel arrives in England, 1619H

TY - CHAP

T1 - Who needs a translation? Cervantes' last novel arrives in England, 1619H

AU - Darby, Trudi

PY - 2014

Y1 - 2014

N2 - Cervantes' last fiction, Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda, was published posthumously in Spain in 1617, translated into French in 1618 and was on sale in an English translation-- The Travels of Persiles and Sigismunda-- by 1619. It seems to have been published at the bookseller's own instogation. What was the attraction of this long piece of Spanish prose? How did it relate to other offerings of the book trade in Jacobean London? And who was the translator? This paper will look at these and related questions, but does not promise all the answers.

AB - Cervantes' last fiction, Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda, was published posthumously in Spain in 1617, translated into French in 1618 and was on sale in an English translation-- The Travels of Persiles and Sigismunda-- by 1619. It seems to have been published at the bookseller's own instogation. What was the attraction of this long piece of Spanish prose? How did it relate to other offerings of the book trade in Jacobean London? And who was the translator? This paper will look at these and related questions, but does not promise all the answers.

KW - Cervantes

KW - translation

KW - Book trade

KW - Jacobean

M3 - Conference paper

SN - 978-5-88966-094-1

SP - 42

EP - 48

BT - IV International Conference 'Language, Culture, and Society in Russian / English Studies

A2 - Roberts, Jane

A2 - Volodarskaya, Emma

PB - University of London

CY - London

ER -