Translation, Adaptation and Digital Media

Adaptation has always been central to Translation Studies, and, as print media becomes less and less dominant, and new media become central to communication, Adaptation is more than ever a vital area of Translation and Translation studies.

This is the only user-friendly textbook covering the full area of translation and adaptation applicable to any language combination. Divided into nine chapters, it includes a wide range of texts from Brazilian culture, ensuring an ex-centric view of translation. Each chapter contains an expository section, case studies, and student activities to support learning. It emphasises the central role of Adaptation in the translation of works for the popular book market, and the theatre, cinema, radio, and specially, the new media.

This is the essential textbook for students in Translation and Adaptation Studies courses and instructors and professionals working on adaptation projects. 

This book is an invaluable contribution to the research effort to bridge the gap between translation studies, adaptation studies and transmedia studies, and fit them to the digital age. Coauthored by experts in these fields, it covers a wide range of texts and media, and introduces them in a clear and compelling way, while giving a strong sense of how the world around us is changing.

Rachel Weissbrod, Bar-Ilan University, Israel

This book intriguingly illustrates the interplay and continuities between contemporary written, visual, auditory, and performative media narratives; it also offers fascinating and archetypal case studies, ranging from Don Quixote to the latest video games, making both for an extremely informative and a genuinely pleasurable reading experience.

Federico Zanettin, University of Perugia, Italy