Translating Children's Literature: Bridging Identities and Overcoming Stereotypes

The chapter provides the theoretical and critical framework to analyze how cultural and ideological stereotypes, as well as political factors and economic/commercial constraints can influence the process of translating children's literature. By reviewing current research in the area of Translation and Gender Studies and by focusing on their connections to the translation of children's and YA literature, it highlights the crucial issues and pinpoints the main themes that are dealt with in the volume contributions.