Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

stilbrytning

English translation:

change of style

Added to glossary by Thomas Johansson
Apr 26, 2011 19:35
13 yrs ago
Swedish term

stilbrytning

Swedish to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature skönlitteratur
Om en författare (skönlitteratur):

"Han känns igen i teman som ålderdomens tragik och kärlekens vansklighet..., i de många utvikningarna och stilbrytningarna, i den satiriska blicken... och de humoristiska inslagen, i spelet med identiteter, och då inte minst med sin egen."
Change log

Apr 26, 2011 20:17: Karin Hellbom changed "Language pair" from "English to Swedish" to "Swedish to English"

Proposed translations

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changes of style

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Peer comment(s):

agree lena helson
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Thank you lena.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks! I think this works best here."
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breach of style

Stilbrytning är synonymt med stilbrott.
Example sentence:

Milosz is a very intellectual writer, trained in philosophy and literature. His writing is full of voices and references, pastiches and ironies, breaches of style and roles.

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agree Linda Joelsson
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mix of styles

To convey the notion of the author using various styles, changing from one to another, perhaps even weaving in and out of them.

From Svensk ordbok
stilbrytning: olycklig blandning av uttryckssätt på skilda nivåer i text el. dyl.

I don't fully agree with the negative connotation, as some writers are known for mixing styles in a way that works:
"Pasha Malla's considerable talent has already been recognized in several prize nominations. The stories here are an astonishing and bizarre mix of styles, voices and locales, from Vienna in 1755 to a rather scary future Niagara Falls. Malla is an impressive young voice that gives one hope for a future of new Canadian writing talent."
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breach of stylistic barriers

In this context, I think that the type of text translated requires this kind of periphrastic phrase.
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