Gerber, L: Tracing a Tradition

CONTENTS 1. Introduction: Childhood, Children's Literature and the Children's Book Market - Children's Book Production in Australia - German Children's Literature: Book Production and International Exchange -- 2. Australia and Australianness -- 3. Introduction to the Corpus - Australian Children's Fiction Translated into German - The Corpus - Summary of the Corpus -- 4. Translating Children's Literature - Theories and Approaches to Children's Literary Translation - The Challenges of Translating Children's Literature - The Aims of Children's Literary Translation - Strategies for the Translation of Children's Literature -- 5: Paratextual Mediation in Translation - Translating Titles - Translating Cover Images - Translating Illustrations - Translating Blurb Text -- 6: Thematic Considerations: Translating Australian Cultural Signifiers - Translating the Australian Natural Environment - Translating Australian Flora & Fauna - The Translation of Australian Bush Icons - The Translation of Indigenous Australia - The Translation of Aboriginal Language - The Translation of Aboriginal English - The Translation of Racist Language - The Aboriginal Motif as a Micro Theme - The Translation of Multicultural Australia - The Translation of Migrant Identity: Names, Places and Derogatory Terms - The Translation of Migrant English - The Translation of Multicultural Australia as Micro Theme -- 7. Translating Specific Cultural References - The Translation of Personal Names and Titles - The Translation of Geographical or Place Names - The Translation of Food and Drink - The Translation of Currency, Weights and Measures - The Translation of Historical, Religious and Political References - The Translation of Literary, Musical, Media and Popular Culture References - The Translation of Australian Slang - Summary of Strategies: Non-Translation, Footnoting, and Omission -- 8. Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Australian Children's Fiction Translated into German 1945-2007 -- Appendix 2: CBYA Winners