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UNINA9910823081603321 |
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Insana Lina N. <1970-> |
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Titolo |
Arduous tasks : Primo Levi, translation, and the transmission of Holocaust testimony / / Lina N. Insana |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2009 |
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©2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-4426-9296-0 |
1-4426-8736-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (342 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface: Points of Entry -- Introduction. Translation Matters -- 1. Transmission: The Witness as Translator -- 2. Source Texts and Subtexts: Translation and the Grey Zone -- 3. Transgression: Translation and Levi's 'Trapassar del segno' -- 4. Infinite Transaction: Testimonial Numismatics and the Narrative Exchange -- 5. Palinodic Reversal: The Trials of Translation -- Conclusion: The Witness's Tape Recorder and the Violence of Mediation -- Index of Primo Levi's Works. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In Arduous Tasks, Lina N. Insana demonstrates how translation functions as a metaphor for the transmission of Holocaust testimony and broadens the parameters of survivor testimony. |
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