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Literature and Translation in the Licensing Realm: The Globalization of Literature, Volume 1

Literature and Translation in the Licensing Realm: The Globalization of Literature, Volume 1

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Series: New Directions in Book History

Literary CriticismGeneral ReferenceWriting Instruction

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ISBN10: 3031892445
ISBN13: 9783031892448
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Aug 3 2026
Pages: 288
Language: English

This study examines how literature and its interlingual circulation changed under the conditions of international legal agreements. Until the 19th century, translation into other languages was dominated by the so-called target culture and took place independently of the source culture (freedom of translation). By contrast, modern authors can influence the international distribution of their works through copyright law. Not only has an extensive licensing system emerged - with agencies, publishers and scouts specializing in the interlingual dissemination of literature - the author's awareness of writing books for countries other than their own has also increased. The development of transnational authorship is traced through the history of German literature since the 19th century and the interaction of writers with translators, publishers and agencies.

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