<em>The Dimension of Wit in Translation: Rendering Wilde’s Pun Ernest/Earnest into Italian</em>
The text analyses the different strategies adopted by three Italian translators of The Importance of Being Earnest, examining their different renderings of Wilde’s humour and especially the pun on the expression «being Earnest». The title is a central issue, since it is a manifesto of the intentions...
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| Language: | English |
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Firenze University Press
2011-08-01
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| Series: | Studi Irlandesi |
| Online Access: | https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/bsfm-sijis/article/view/7123 |