Abstract
According to Itamar Even-Zohar, for a large social entity to be maintained, a culture repertoire must be invented to create internal cohesion and external differentiation, and from this repertoire certain items are chosen to build a collective identity. In contrast, imported items, if regarded as threats to this identity, may meet with resistance. This theory may shed light on Even-Zohar's hypotheses that the "normal" position assumed by translated literature in the literary polysystem tends to be a peripheral one, and that translation tends towards acceptability when it is at the periphery. © John Benjamins Publishing Company.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 135-148 |
| Journal | Target |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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- Acceptability
- Adequacy
- Centre
- Cohesion
- Culture repertoire
- Periphery
- Polysystem
- Resistance
- Translated literature