Translating for (And From) the Italian Screen

Literary Nonfiction. Film. Italian American Studies. "For those who believe that the choices involved in subtitling or dubbing foreign films are merely physical in nature—fitting the written words within the borders of the photogram, synchronizing the sounds of translated dialogue with the lip movements of actors—TRANSLATING FOR (AND FROM) THE ITALIAN SCREEN offers dramatic proof to the contrary. What emerges from this volume is a sophisticated and profound understanding of the cultural sta...