Use of Cultural-Specific Items and Narratology in the Translation of O boi velho (The Old Ox) by João Simões Lopes Neto

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  • Rosalia Neumann Garcia Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17851/2317-2096.25.2.193-208

Keywords:

literary translation, cultural-specific items, narratology, Brazilian literature

Abstract

This paper aims at analyzing a translation into English of O Boi Velho, by Simões Lopes Neto, published in an anthology of Brazilian literature in 2010, with a suggestion for specific changes that can be carried out under the scope of Cultural-Specific Items proposed by Javier Aixelá (1996) and the study of narratology by Bal (2009) and Herman & Vervaeck (2005), with considerations regarding external factors such as publishing demands and readership, as well as the context of the author’s production.

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Author Biography

Rosalia Neumann Garcia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Professora de Literaturas de Lingua Inglesa e Traducao no Departamento de Linguas Modernas do Instituto de Letras.

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LORENZ, Johnny. The Old Ox. In: LEVITIN, Alexis (ed.). Brazil: A Traveler´s Literary Companion. Berkeley: Whereabouts Press, 2010.

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2015-12-03

How to Cite

Garcia, R. N. (2015). Use of Cultural-Specific Items and Narratology in the Translation of O boi velho (The Old Ox) by João Simões Lopes Neto. Aletria: Revista De Estudos De Literatura, 25(2), 193–208. https://doi.org/10.17851/2317-2096.25.2.193-208

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Vol. 25 No. 2 (2015): Tradução Comentada

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Dossiê - Tradução Comentada

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