The objective of this book is to continue the reflection on the innovative potential of misunderstanding in?cross-cultural encounters?which we started by publishing the first part of the book (Understanding Misunderstanding. Vol. 1: Cross-Cultural Translation, Peter Lang 2019). The main purpose of these two corresponding volumes is to embrace not only the cross-cultural adaptation of texts, ideas and discourses in distant geo-historical contexts, but also the culturally-based mechanisms of creatively transforming and re-shaping the source-text in target environments. The notions of misunderstanding and semantic transformation are seen as crucial in this process, yet still not widely acknowledged.?
Misunderstanding – Eastern European literatures – Artistic communication – Comparative literature – Cross-cultural studies – Literary criticism – Literary history – Poetics –Misunderstanding – Literary translation – Cross-cultural communication
