Translators of folklore in the British-Russian interaction: cultural mediators' agency at the turn of the twentieth century

This study shows how crucial translators are as cultural mediators contributing to the fabric of interconnections between countries. W.S.R. Ralston (1828–1889) and Arthur Ransome (1884–1967), mediating Russia through its folklore, left an indelible mark on the British Russian cultural interaction. R...

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Main Author: Bogrdanova, Tatjana (Author)
Format: Thesis Book
Language:English
Published: Joensuu University of Eastern Finland 2019
Series:Publications of the University of Eastern Finland. Dissertations in Education, Humanities, and Theology no 138
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Summary:This study shows how crucial translators are as cultural mediators contributing to the fabric of interconnections between countries. W.S.R. Ralston (1828–1889) and Arthur Ransome (1884–1967), mediating Russia through its folklore, left an indelible mark on the British Russian cultural interaction. Ralston’s Russian Folk-Tales (1873) has long served as an important scholarly source while Ransome’s Old Peter’s Russian Tales (1916) has found its place among children’s classics.
Physical Description:1 Band (verschiedene Seitenzählungen) Illustrationen 25 cm
ISBN:9789526130637

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