Gunilla Anderman is Professor of Translation Studies at the University of Surrey where she teaches translation theory, translation of drama and translation of children’s literature, fields in which she has published and lectured widely in the UK as well as internationally. She is also a professional translator with translations of Scandinavian plays staged in the UK, USA and South Africa. Her latest book is Europe on Stage: Translation and Theatre (2005). She is joint editor of the series Translating Europe.

• Introduction 1. Voices in Translation - Gunilla Anderman2. From Rouyn to Lerwick: The Vernacular Journey of Jeanne-Mance Delisle’s ‘The Reel of the Hanged Man’ - Martin Bowman 3. Speaking the World: Drama in Scots Translation - John Corbett 4. Staging Italian Theatre. A Resistant Approach - Stefania Taviano 5. The Style of Translation: Dialogue with the Author - Joseph Farrell 6. Chekhov in the Theatre: The Role of the Translator in New Versions - Helen Rappaport 7. The Cultural Engagements of Stage Translation: Federico García Lorca in Performance - David Johnston 8. To Be or Not To Be (Untranslatable): Strindberg in Swedish and English - Gunilla Anderman 9. Mind the Gap: Translating the ‘Untranslatable’ - Margaret Jull Costa 10. Alice in Denmark - Viggo Hjørnager Pedersen and Kirsten Nauja Andersen 11. Little Snowdrop and The Magic Mirror: Two Approaches to Creating a ‘Suitable’ Translation in Nineteenth-Century England - Niamh Chapelle and Jenny Williams 12. From Dissidents to Bestsellers. Polish Literature in English Translation After the End of the Cold War - Piotr Kuhiwczak

This book an insight into various cultural issues in relation to different aspects of literary translation. It devotes a large part to the discussion of play translation from various angles. It raises some very interesting points about this special area of translation, which are very much worth reading and considering. It is a book that is worth reading for anyone who would like to explore or further explore some special aspects of literary translation.