Translation and the Arts in Modern France

<p><i>Translation and the Arts in Modern France </i>sits at the intersection of transposition translation and ekphrasis finding resonances in these areas across periods places and forms. Within these contributions questions of colonization subjugation migration and exile connect Benin to Brittany and political philosophy to the sentimental novel and to film. Focusing on cultural production from 1830 to the present and privileging French culture the contributors explore interactions with other cultures countries and continents often explicitly equating intercultural permeability with representational exchange. In doing so the book exposes the extent to which moving between media and codes--the very process of translation and transposition--is a defining aspect of creativity across time space and disciplines.</p>