The Formative Stage of Picasso in Galicia

This article recognizes the importance of Picasso’s brief five year stay in A Coruña, being the place where he began his artistic studies. Through the narration of the events experienced by the artist in Galicia, the objective of this text is to compare his work at that time with his later paintings. In both stages one can appreciate similarities in composition and the use of colour.

Literary Translation Teaching: Methodological and Formative Proposals

This essay deals with the teaching of literary translation in a university context from a methodological perspective. The study is firstly framed within the PACTE principles regarding the acquisition of translation competences; then, we proceed to analyze and discuss three relevant aspects to the practice and the teaching of literary translation: i) the approach to style; ii) the explicit differentiation between dialogue and narration; and iii) some issues related to the literary translation market. In order to achieve the proposed objectives, the essay is widely illustrated with translation examples taken from the classroom.