Abstract:The present paper is an analysis of the illustrations of Roald Dahl's Matilda (2016 [1988]) through the prism of intersemiotic translation. The main purposes of this study are to determine the type of relationships established between text and pictures in the novel and to identify how the illustrator represents some of its main topics, to wit: the importance of books and education, adults' abuse of power, rebellion, and school mistreatment. In order to achieve these objectives, the paper analyzes the interrela… Show more
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