Adapting Translation for the Stage: A Comprehensive Guide

Adapting Translation for the Stage (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies)

by Katerina Martina Teaiwa

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Translation is a complex and challenging task, and adapting a translation for the stage presents even more unique challenges. In Adapting Translation for the Stage: A Comprehensive Guide, Dr. Sarah Maitland provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges and rewards of translating plays for the stage. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in theater translation, adaptation, or performance.

Chapter 1: The Challenges of Translating for the Stage

In Chapter 1, Maitland discusses the unique challenges of translating plays for the stage. These challenges include:

• The need to create a text that is both faithful to the original and performable on stage
• The need to adapt the text to the conventions of the target language and culture
• The need to consider the physical and vocal demands of the actors
• The need to work within the constraints of time and budget

Chapter 2: The Process of Adapting a Translation

In Chapter 2, Maitland provides a step-by-step guide to the process of adapting a translation for the stage. She discusses the following steps:

1. Reading and analyzing the original text
2. Creating a first draft of the adaptation
3. Revising and editing the adaptation
4. Collaborating with the director, actors, and other members of the production team

Chapter 3: Case Studies

In Chapter 3, Maitland presents three case studies of successful adaptations of plays for the stage. These case studies include:

• A discussion of the adaptation of Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard by Richard Wilbur
• An analysis of the adaptation of Ibsen's Hedda Gabler by Christopher Hampton
• A consideration of the adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet by Tom Stoppard

In her , Maitland argues that adapting translation for the stage is a challenging but rewarding task. She offers the following advice to translators who are interested in adapting their work for the stage:

• Be faithful to the original text, but don't be afraid to make changes that are necessary for the stage
• Adapt the text to the conventions of the target language and culture
• Consider the physical and vocal demands of the actors
• Work within the constraints of time and budget
• Collaborate with the director, actors, and other members of the production team

About the Author

Dr. Sarah Maitland is a professor of theater and translation at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the author of several books on theater translation, including Adapting Translation for the Stage: A Comprehensive Guide.

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Adapting Translation for the Stage (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies)

by Katerina Martina Teaiwa

5 out of 5

Language	:	English
File size	:	4254 KB
Text-to-Speech	:	Enabled
Screen Reader	:	Supported
Enhanced typesetting	:	Enabled
Word Wise	:	Enabled
Print length	:	318 pages

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