This essay introduces the question of how a questionable translation can lead to lasting scholarly misunderstandings, modify the reception of specific discourses and change the focus of the original text. The case studies here concerns the Italian translation of Marshall McLuhan's classic book "Understanding Media: The Extensions of Men".
“Betrayals and Smells: on the Italian (Mis)Interpretations of Understanding Media” / Lamberti, Elena. - In: JOURNAL OF VISUAL CULTURE. - ISSN 1470-4129. - STAMPA. - Volume 13, Number 1, April 2014:(2014), pp. 67-69.
“Betrayals and Smells: on the Italian (Mis)Interpretations of Understanding Media”
LAMBERTI, ELENA
2014
Abstract
This essay introduces the question of how a questionable translation can lead to lasting scholarly misunderstandings, modify the reception of specific discourses and change the focus of the original text. The case studies here concerns the Italian translation of Marshall McLuhan's classic book "Understanding Media: The Extensions of Men".File in questo prodotto:
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