Translations, Translators and Translation Criticism in Latvia Between the Wars (1918–1940)

Latvia’s brief period of independence (1918/20–1940) saw book publishing on a massive scale. The range of source languages was growing, with English slightly ahead of German in the pre-war years (German was also the main intermediary language), and French and Russian following. The literature transl...

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Published in:	Baltic Journal of English Language, Literature and Culture
Main Author:	Andrejs Veisbergs
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Latvia Press 2016-05-01
Subjects:	translation Latvian source language distribution translators publishers criticism
Online Access:	https://journal.lu.lv/bjellc/article/view/357

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