title: "Arising from the depths" (Kupala) : a study of Belarusian literature in English translation
abstract: Using Belarusian as a case study of a ‘minority’ European literature, this thesis&#13;\nexplores the role of literary translation in the negotiation and promotion of a national&#13;\nidentity (represented by two opposing discourses of “Old/European” and “New/Soviet”&#13;\n‘Belarusianness’) as accomplished through translation from a lesser-known European&#13;\ntongue into the current global hegemonic language. In so doing, the research provides a&#13;\nwide historical panorama of all known litera
journal: Warwick Research Archive Portal (University of Warwick)