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Author Thomson-Wohlgemuth, Gaby.

Title Translation under state control : books for young people in the German Democratic Republic / Gaby Thomson-Wohlgemuth
Published New York : Routledge, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 260 pages) : illustrations
Series Children's literature and culture
Children's literature and culture.
Contents The historical context of children's literature in the GDR -- Publishers and the lion's den -- What the files say -- Case studies -- If in doubt, spell it out -- Conclusion
Summary In this book, Gaby Thomson-Wohlgemuth explores the effects of ideology on the English-to-German translation of children's literature under the socialist regime of the former German Democratic Republic
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Children's literature -- Publishing -- Germany (East)
Children's literature, English -- Translations into German -- History and criticism
Translating and interpreting -- Germany (East)
Publishers and publishing -- Political aspects -- Germany (East)
Literature and state -- Germany (East)
Children -- Books and reading -- Germany (East)
Youth -- Books and reading -- Germany (East)
Paratext.
Socialism and youth -- Germany (East)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Publishing.
Children -- Books and reading
Children's literature -- Publishing
Cultural policy
Literature and state
Paratext
Publishers and publishing -- Political aspects
Socialism and youth
Translating and interpreting
Youth -- Books and reading
SUBJECT Germany (East) -- Cultural policy
Subject Germany (East)
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780203876565
0203876563