MELC 340 A: Translation Studies: Gulliver's Travels Among Muslims and Jews

Spring 2024
Meeting:
TTh 10:30am - 12:20pm / DEN 213
SLN:
17263
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
MELC 596 B , GLITS 312 A , C LIT 362 B , JEW ST 289 B
Instructor:
"GULLIVER'S TRAVELS AMONG MUSLIMS AND JEWS"
Catalog Description:
Approaches the nineteenth-century endeavor of translating European classics into non-European languages through prisms of translation studies and cultural history by focusing on the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East. Through a close reading of Gulliver's Travels, the original text and translations, focuses on themes of adaptation and rewriting while investigating how the original text was reinvented in local languages. Recommended: courses in translation theory or history of the modern Middle East, or language courses in Arabic, Ottoman Turkish, Hebrew, or Ladino. Offered: Sp.
GE Requirements Met:
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
October 10, 2024 - 3:08 am