Each to Their Own: Visual Representations of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld in Time and Space

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17742/IMAGE.VT.11.3.6

Keywords:

book covers, Terry Pratchett

Abstract

When a book is translated, publishers will often modify or completely change the cover design. This paper examines the similarities and differences that result in a sample of cover designs taken from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. The essay analyzes these images as a form of intersemiotic translation, which prioritizes the marketing apparatus of a novel over its narrative content.

Author Biography

  • Anikó Sohár, Pázmány Péter Catholic University
    Anikó Sohár currently works at the Institute of English and American Studies, Pázmány Péter Catholic University. Sohár is a literary translator and does research in Translation Studies, Science Fiction and Fantasy, and Comparative and World Literatures.

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Imaginations 11-3 (2020) cover: Cia Rinne's <i>Das Erhabene</i>

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Published

2021-02-23

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Vol. 11 No. 3 (2020): Visibility and Translation / Visibilité et traduction

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Articles

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This work by https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/imaginations is licensed under a  Creative Commons 4.0 International License although certain works referenced herein may be separately licensed, or the author has exercised their right to fair dealing under the Canadian Copyright Act.

How to Cite

Each to Their Own: Visual Representations of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld in Time and Space. (2021). Imaginations: Journal of Cross-Cultural Image Studies, 11(3), 123–163. https://doi.org/10.17742/IMAGE.VT.11.3.6