Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 17984
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Wollin , Lars.
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  • Title: The Monastery of Vadstena. Investigating the Great Translation Workshop in Medieval Scandinavia [The article identifies patterns of translation in the texts produced at St. Bridget’s Monastery of Vadstena, the most important site of literary translation in medieval Sweden. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
  • Source: Medieval Translator 2, ( 1991): Pages 65 - 88.
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  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Bridget of Sweden, Saint Literature- General Translation Vadstena, Östergotland, Sweden- Monastery of Vadstena
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  • Geographic Area: Scandinavia
  • Century: 14- 15
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  • Illustrations: One Illustration. Figure One shows a hierarchy of translating strategies
  • Table: Four Tables. Table One shows structural identity and transformation. Table Two shows expansion and concentration: operations, percentage distribution, and number of words in Source Language and Target Language. Table Three shows expansion and concentration: intentional, non-obligatory operations, percentage distribution. Table Four shows operation types: frequency, relation to average occurrence.
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  • Year of Publication: 1991.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 02699699