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Record Nr.

UNINA9910494626803321

Titolo

Translating Egypt's revolution : the language of Tahrir / / edited by Samia Mehrez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cairo, Egypt ; ; New York, New York : , : The American University in Cairo Press, , [2012]

©2012

ISBN

1-61797-130-8

1-61797-536-2

1-61797-356-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (341 p.)

Disciplina

492.7802

Soggetti

Arabic language - Translating

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

9789774165337; 9789774165337; Title Page; Contents; Note on Transliteration; Introduction; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3

Sommario/riassunto

This unique interdisciplinary collective project is the culmination of research and translation work conducted by AUC students of different cultural and linguistic backgrounds who continue to witness Egypt''s ongoing revolution. This historic event has produced an unprecedented proliferation of political and cultural documents and materials, whether written, oral, or visual. Given their range, different linguistic registers, and referential worlds, these documents present a great challenge to any translator.The contributors to this volume have selectively translated chants, banners, jokes, poe