The Translation of Working-Class Speech and Culture in Japanese Translations of Robert Westall's Novels Set in North–East England.
Robert Westall (1929–1993) was one of the most successful British children's writers in the latter half of the twentieth century. However, his novels often provoked controversy in Britain because of his inclusion of working-class language and culture in children's books. This paper examines how such...
| Publicado en: | Children's Literature in Education Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 263 - 281 |
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