Rassegna Iberistica (Dec 2023)

Caught in translation power relations

  • Ebenhoch, Markus

DOI
https://doi.org/10.30687/Ri/2037-6588/2023/21/007
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 46, no. 120

Abstract

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Sister Maria do Céu, one of the most outstanding Portuguese writers of the Baroque period, left behind a voluminous bilingual œuvre which circulated in Portugal, but throughout the eighteenth century three anthologies also got published in Madrid. In this essay I will focus on the underlying translation power relations at various levels: (1) the Iberian networks that have led to the translations of Sister Maria do Céu’s works; (2) the paratexts written by the translators and censors which contain interesting clues on translation, linguistic prestige, and the status quo of women; (3) the literary and linguistic patterns used by the translators.

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