Shakespeare, Reception and Translation

Friederike Von Schwerin-High is Assistant Professor of German at St. Olaf College, Minnesota. She studied in Germany and Japan and has published tetbooks/computerized pedagogic material, articles, creative writing, and translations.

• Preface; Part One: Contexts; 1. Principles of translation; 2. Contexts: a) modern Germany; b) modern Japan; 3. History of Shakespearean reception and translation; Part Two: Practice; 4. Texts, contexts, metatexts: the case of The Tempest; 5. Translation in practice (I): linguistic issues; 6. Translation in practice (II): poetics and politics; 7. Language of exile: the case of The Tempest again; 8. Aspects of Shakespearean language: curse; music; game; Part Three: Conclusion; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

"A very accurate book, all the more interesting because it explores two theatrical systems which, however far from each other, were both able to introduce and develop their own visions of the English dramatist's play [The Tempest]." Bibliography of Translation Studies Online