Knowing and not knowing: Style, intention and the translation of a Holocaust poem

Language and Literature

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-35

  Boase Beier, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambiguity; Holocaust; Poetry; Relevance theory; Reported speech; Style; Third Reich; Translation Language and Literature

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144467274     PISSN: 09639470     EISSN: 14617293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963947004039485     Document Type: Article

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