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In:Literary Translation in Periodicals: Methodological challenges for a transnational approach
Edited by Laura Fólica, Diana Roig-Sanz and Stefania Caristia
[Benjamins Translation Library 155] 2020
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Towards a transnational and large-scale approach to literary translation in periodicals

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Published online: 10 December 2020
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Article outline
  • State of the art overview
    • A transnational approach to literary translation and periodicals
    • A Big Translation History
  • Points of criticism in the study of periodicals and literary translation
  • Theoretical and methodological challenges
  • Conclusion
  • References
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