Regardless of whether one prefers the prefix auto- or self-, the term refers to the (f)act of translating one’s own texts into another language, or the result of this operation, namely the text translated by the author of the original. Self-translation is both a process and a product: a bi-lingual process of reading and interpreting, paraphrasing and reformulating, rereading and revising, with the intention of obtaining a stand-alone version in another language. While clearly a form of translation (hence its inclusion in this encyclopedia), the process, perhaps more so than the product, also possesses certain traits that potentially set it apart from third-party translation and make it a worthwhile object of study in and of itself. Thus far, research has concentrated on self-translation in the literary realm, which will also be the main focus here. Consequently, the following observations only apply mutatis mutandis to self-translation in other areas, whether it be comics, song lyrics, websites or scholarly publishing.
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