| Author | Suzan van Dijk |
|---|---|
| Title | Introducing foreign women authors into 19th-century Netherlands: Criteria for translating their works |
| Keywords | foreign women authors, Netherlands, literature, translation |
| Pages | 215-233 |
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| Volume | 29 |
The 19th-century Netherlands witnessed a growing number of literary works written by foreign women authors being introduced to its national literature. The present paper analyses the reasons for such a process and the role the translators played in it. Basing on the findings of the European HERA ‘Travelling TexTs 1 1790‒1914’ project, the author discusses the presence of translations of women’s writings in Netherlands and other European countries. Further, the article focuses on the Dutch literary critics’ opinions about the translations of women’s works and the translation criteria they put forward.