(Ebook) The Routledge Handbook of Spanish Translation Studies by Roberto A. Valdeón, Carmen África Vidal ISBN 9781138698017, 1138698016

(Ebook) The Routledge Handbook of Spanish Translation Studies by Roberto A. Valdeón, Carmen África Vidal ISBN 9781138698017, 1138698016

Written by leading experts in the area,The Routledge Handbook of Spanish Translation Studiesbrings together original contributions representing a culmination of the extensive research to date within the field of Spanish Translation Studies.TheHandbookcovers a variety of translation related issues, both theoretical and practical, providing an overview of the field and establishing directions for future research. It starts by looking at the history of translation in Spain, the Americas during the colonial period and Latin America, and then moves on to discuss well-established areas of research such as literary translation and audiovisual translation, at which Spanish researchers have excelled. It also provides state-of-the-art information on new topics such as the interface between translation and humour on the one hand, and the translation of comics on the other.ThisHandbookis an indispensable resource for postgraduate students and researchers of translation studies.