Characteristics, roles and functions of English translation of politically and socially committed Thai literature
This paper investigates the characteristics,roles and functionsof the English translation of modern Thai literature with political and social themes. By adopting sociological approaches,the main interests of this article are on the sociological aspects of the translation of modern Thai sociall...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2020
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| Online Access: | https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/56382 |
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| Institution: | Mahidol University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | This paper investigates the characteristics,roles and functionsof the English translation of
modern Thai literature with political and social themes. By adopting sociological approaches,the main interests of this article are on the sociological aspects of the translation of modern Thai socially and politically committed novels,also regarded as Thai Literature for Life. The paper firstly introduces Thai literature in translation in the global context by giving an overview and background to the translation of Thai literature. It then delves further into the aspect of the position of Thai literature in the international system of translation by adopting Johan Heilbron’s model(1999), world system of translation, on analyzing translation flow. It further explores deeper issues related to the translation of modern Thai literature as a whole. The paper also examines the factors that contributed to the translation of Thai literature with these specific themes. Finally,the paper offers an analysis of in-depth issues concerning the functions and roles of the translation of modern Thai literature with said themes.Ultimately, it argues that translated Thai literature with politically and socially committed themes not only functions as a tool to provide pictures on Thailand(for educational purposes), but also operates as a means to confirm the positions of certain agents in a social milieu. |
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