Manipulation in biography translation : a case study of the peritextual elements of "Tall Order : The Goh Chok Tong Story"

• Main Author: Kuek, Jinhua
• Other Authors: Cui Feng
• Format: Thesis-Master by Coursework
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2021
• Subjects: Humanities::History::Asia::Singapore::Politics and government; Humanities::Linguistics::Sociolinguistics::Pragmatics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/149540
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Biography is a popular genre of writing with more than 2,000 years of history. Written by professionals, biographical works bear both historical and literary characteristics. Peritextual elements such as covers and footnotes form an integral part of biography, but such features are not often studied...