“Recitatif”, by Toni Morrison: Reflections on Translation and Commentary Under an Ethnic and Racial Perspective
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This article aims to tackle the relationship between translation and commentary. Therefore, we intend to reflect on the importance of using paratexts (Genette, 2009), such as preface, to translate the short story “Recitatif” (1983), by the African-American female author Toni Morrison. This short story, which is unpublished in Brazil, has a series of particularities relative to ethnic and racial identity issues. Such issues demand an accompanying discourse by the translator. This analysis will draw upon the views of Lawrence Venuti (1995; 2002); Antoine Berman (2002; 2007); André Lefevere (1990; 1992); Maria Tymoczko (1999; 2010) and Paulo Henirques Britto (2012) on aspects regarding literary translation.
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