Scandinavian Studies 374/Literature
in Translation 274
Masterpieces of Scandinavian Literature:
The Twentieth Century.
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Egalia's Daughters is Brantenberg's best known work. It has been translated into several languages. Each translation must highlight the sexist language of the target culture.
Some of the vocabulary of the English version includes:
| manwom, menwim = man, men |
| wom, wim = woman, women |
| mafele = male |
| gentlewim = ladies |
| lordies = gentlemen |
| testerical = hysterical |
| herstory = history |
| peho = penisholder (bra) |
fele = female
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