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This paper examines how the gender of personification is affected in Italian translations of Oscar Wilde’s children’s stories. It shows how the conflict between natural and grammatical gender may be problematic for the translator and reveals how Italian children, who believe they are reading a text identical to the original, are in fact reading a somewhat different story.

Is it a He or a She? Gender Differences in Italian Translations of Oscar Wilde’s Stories for Children

University of Urbino Via Monte Furlo, 61041 Acqualagna (PU), Italy

Gender Studies

This paper examines how the gender of personification is affected in Italian translations of Oscar Wilde’s children’s stories. It shows how the conflict...

Is it a He or a She? Gender Differences in Italian Translations of Oscar Wilde’s Stories for Children

Published Online: Feb 08, 2013

Page range: 218 - 232

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10320-012-0041-6

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