Abstract Recent historical revisionist tendencies have significantly influenced modern audiences’ views towards certain historical figures that have been regarded for centuries in a negative light, as new insights into their lives and times have motivated the realm of fiction to approach their stories from a different angle. This article aims to look at the portrayals of Henry VIII and Cesare Borgia, as their image emerges from two recent historical TV series, “The Spanish Princess” (2019), and “The Borgias” (2011), and to discuss how these representations become embodiments of nostalgia, by analysing the historical inaccuracies attributed to these characters and trying to account for the significance behind them.

Abstract Several seminar studies explain the importance of technical translation today, as 90% of the global market of translations is represented by technical translations (Kingscott 2002:247). The need for research on this was also signalled by Romanian scholars like Daniel Dejica, Loredana Pungă, Georgiana Badea, and Titela Vîlceanu (Dejica et al. 2022), who showed that there are only a few Ph.D. theses which investigate this type of LSP translation in Romania. This article is part of an ongoing Ph.D. research whose aims are: to develop effective teaching and learning methods, to focus on the state-ofthe-art teaching of technical translation today, and to highlight future research directions.

Abstract A case study of a Japanese anime opening, the following article analyses the choices made by the translator of the English dub. In order to assess the quality of the target product, three main frameworks are employed, namely the pentathlon of criteria by Low pertaining to songs, the synchronisation types defined by Chaume in regards to dubbing, as well as the general translation techniques suggested by Vinay and Darbelnet. By identifying specific translation difficulties and the solutions employed in this case study, a better understanding of the Japanese-English audiovisual translation field may be gained, aiding potential translators.

Abstract While often described as a significant part of David Foster Wallace’s contribution to American culture, his essays highlight some of the author’s principles and values when it comes to American fiction, entertainment and the general status quo of American society in the 1990s and 2000s. There are several essays where Wallace discusses literary works, from Franz Kafka and Zbigniew Herbert to John Updike and Cormac McCarthy, as well as essays based on the evolution of American fiction at the turn of the millennium. Based on a selected corpus of essays from three of his essay collections – A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again, Consider the Lobster and Both Flesh and Not – the purpose of the paper is to highlight and discuss the ways in which Wallace analyses and understands literature not just as a writer, but also as an essayist and reviewer.

Abstract The paper aims to investigate the life and reign of King George VI as a cultural personality. Firstly, I will look at the personal aspect. Destined for life as a Prince, he was marred from early childhood by a terrible stammer, thus being regarded with pity by his subjects. However, soon after the death of his father, Prince Albert was crowned King. Secondly, historically speaking, the prospects of WWII were already looming in the horizon and the British Monarchy needed a trustworthy King. That was when his figure stepped into the light and he became symbol of British resistance.

Abstract The article examines Zelda Fitzgerald’s mental health struggles during the 1930s through her letters to F. Scott Fitzgerald. It highlights her resistance to psychiatric treatment and marital and societal constraints, highlighting her creative letter writing and art as tools for agency and autonomy. Despite prolonged institutionalisation and personal challenges, Zelda’s letters reveal her struggle for personal and professional identity, contrasting poetic self-expression with the clinical detachment and sterility of psychiatric discourse.

Abstract From narrating to informing to evaluating, academic book reviews are an important contribution to the scholarly world. While the review of a book written for popular consumption can impact its success, the academic book review enables authors and readers to engage in a dialogue concerning the merits of a given work and areas for improvement or expansion through subsequent research. This paper explores over four-thousand book reviews published over an almost thirty-year period on The LINGUIST List, recognizing the reviewing ‘landscape,’ the reviewers’ qualifications, the temporal distance between publication of the book and its review, and the usage of external references.

Abstract Despite its widespread commercial use, machine translation has been sparsely employed on literary works, especially on children’s literature. This study focuses on reader comprehension of a chapter from Winnie-the-Pooh translated from English into Romanian using DeepL. Machine translation evaluation should focus not only on fluency and adequacy, but also on how readers perceive the target text. Twenty-five participants have annotated the passages that were difficult to understand and those that were logical but contained grammatical or stylistic errors. The survey ended with three comprehensibility and three MT user opinion questions.

Abstract As the classic work of William Faulkner, “Barn Burning” focuses on the ethical crisis and choice of poor Southern American whites after the slave emancipation in the late 1890s. Taking the poor whites’ ethical crisis as the perspective, this thesis delves into the ethical dilemma, quest, and ethical choice represented by the Snopes family in the shift of power dynamic after the Civil War. Through Snopes’ path for seeking justice for the poor whites, Faulkner appeals for self-reliance and self-reflection within human beings, illustrating the potential for individuals to break free from the constraints of external dilemmas and secure justice and ethical value for all.