Medial Translation as a Form of Interaction Between Print and Electronic Literature: The Example of Iain Pears' Arcadia

The relationship between electronic and print literature is seldom researched, even though electronic literature has been around for several decades. This article focuses on one form of such relationship, namely medial translation. Drawing on the concepts from intermedial, adaptation and translation studies, the article develops the definition of medial translation and introduces its various forms, followed by examples of electronic or print literary works that illustrate the described processes. Since medial translations from electronic to print literature are rare, the article emphasizes the analysis of medial translation through Iain Pears' Arcadia (2015), which first appeared as an iPad application and was later released in print.