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Translating Song: Lyrics and Texts

By Peter Low
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$72.99
By Peter Low
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This engaging step-by-step guide prescribes effective strategies and tactics for translating a wide range of songs and other vocal music, from classical to contemporary. Focusing on best practice and with a variety of language examples, the book centres on four key themes:

  • translating songs for a range of recipients and within different contexts (skopos theory)

  • translating songs for reading on paper or on screens (surtitles and subtitles)

  • "singable translations" and the Pentath...

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