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Introduction. The "translation boom" reframed: publishers, literary agents and the translation rights market in Italy.- 1. Modernisation, professionals, copyright: preconditions for the Italian translation industry.- 2. Intellectual networks, professional societies, translators: the "informal agents" of Laterza, Bemporad and Sonzogno.- 3. From direct contact to delegation, and back again: the shifting strategies of Arnoldo Mondadori.- 4. The rise of the Italian literary agent: Helicon and the Agenzia Letteraria Internazionale.- 5. Publishers' agencies: Helicon, Ulisse and the New York branch of Einaudi.- 6. Translations rights matter: wartime cultural diplomacy and the Italian book trade.- Conclusion. Towards a European history of the translation rights trade.

Translations and Copyright in the Italian Book Trade

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      Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
      Publication Date: 26/09/2024
      ISBN13: 9783031649110, 978-3031649110
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      Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000

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      Book Synopsis

      Introduction. The "translation boom" reframed: publishers, literary agents and the translation rights market in Italy.- 1. Modernisation, professionals, copyright: preconditions for the Italian translation industry.- 2. Intellectual networks, professional societies, translators: the "informal agents" of Laterza, Bemporad and Sonzogno.- 3. From direct contact to delegation, and back again: the shifting strategies of Arnoldo Mondadori.- 4. The rise of the Italian literary agent: Helicon and the Agenzia Letteraria Internazionale.- 5. Publishers' agencies: Helicon, Ulisse and the New York branch of Einaudi.- 6. Translations rights matter: wartime cultural diplomacy and the Italian book trade.- Conclusion. Towards a European history of the translation rights trade.

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