Translating Cain - 9781978709843

Translating CainEmotions of Invisibility through the Gaze of Raskolnikov and Bigger\nAuthor(s): Samantha Joo\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic\nISBN-13: 9781978709843, 978-1978709843\nSynopsis\nUnless we recognize the cultural context embedded in the Genesis story of Cain and Abel, the significance of Cains rejection and consequent violence is often lost in translation. While many interpreters highlight the theme of sibling rivalry to explain Cains murderous violence, Samantha Joo relates Cains anger and shame to the social marginalization of Kenites in ancient Israel, for whom Cain functions narratively as an ancestor. \nTo better understand and experience Cains emotions in the narrative, Joo provides a method for re-contextualizing an ancient story in modern contexts. Drawing from post-colonial theories of Latin America translators, Joo focuses on analogies which simulate the moveable event of a story..