Alographia dos álkalis... de Frei Conceição Veloso: um manual de química industrial para produção da potassa no Brasil colonial

Potassium carbonate, or potash, was the most important industrial chemical of the 18th century. It was essential for producing glass, soap, saltpeter, dyes, several drugs, and also used for bleaching linens, paper, and sugar. We examine here a book in which Brazilian author José Mariano da Conceição Veloso gathered his translations into Portuguese of English and French articles, letters, patents, and pamphlets with instructions on how to prepare potash. We discuss especially his version of Richard Watson's essay entitled 'Of saline substances', and Veloso's own 'Flora Alographica', a description of the Brazilian plants that could be used to prepare potash.

La traduzione della letteratura per l’infanzia dal finlandese all’italiano: l’esempio degli albi illustrati di Mauri Kunnas

Despite the increasing number of research on translating for children, no study has so far taken into consideration the translations of children’s literature from Finnish into Italian. This dissertation sets out to fill this gap with a comparative study of Finnish picturebooks and their translations into Italian. Besides being the first research in the field analysing the shifts between these two systems, the study thoroughly investigates the characteristics of the translation process of picturebooks. The works chosen as case study are the Finnish picturebooks by Mauri Kunnas and their Italian translations from the period 1979-2009 because they are characterized by a high number of linguistic and cultural complexities which challenge translators’ skills and knowledge. The dissertation establishes whether and how culture-specific elements (anthroponyms, toponyms, food and allusions) and the word-image interaction have a significant impact on the quality and the nature of the target works, and also whether these aspects are still consistent after the translation and the adaptation process to the target system. Since picturebooks are multimodal texts whose message is produced by both the verbal and the visual, it has been necessary to use a multimodal comparative analysis. Such a descriptive comparative study has allowed me to describe the textual and cultural manipulations undergone by Kunnas’s picturebooks translated into Italian. Indeed, it has helped to identify what kind of shifts occur when cultural specific elements are transferred from the source system to the target one, to determine the most frequent translation strategies used to ensure a higher degree of readability, and to establish whether particular translation choices have contributed to modify the word-image interaction. The results of the multimodal comparative analysis have shown that Italian translators have been deeply influenced by the preponderance of the illustrations and for this reason they have often verbalised the visual and added information not originally contained in the source written text. Moreover, the findings of the analysis together with the interviews to the Italian translator and publishing house have also demonstrated that the latter aimed at producing works “good for the child” – and at the same time “good for the adult” – and at minimizing Finnish cultural specificity, even to the detriment of the aesthetic nature of the original picturebooks.

Probleme und Kritik literarischer Übersetzung gesehen am Beispiel von Heinrich von Kleists "Michael Kohlhaas"

Màster Oficial en Construcció i Representació d'Identitats Culturals (CRIC), Curs 2008-2009, Director: Dr. Robert Caner

La Llengua de l'heroi: notes sobre la llengua del segle XX a partir de les traduccions catalanes de David Copperfield de Charles Dickens

Estudi comparatiu de les dues traduccions catalanes publicades de David Copperfield de Charles Dickens. La primera de Josep Carner feta l’any 1930 però publicada el 1964 i la segona obra de Joan Sellent del 2003. L’anàlisi mostra que ambdues traduccions, excel·lents, reflecteixen una evolució singular i força accelerada del model de llengua que els traductors fan arribar al seu públic, que és reflex de la complexa història de la llengua catalana del segle xx, que encara s’ha d’escriure.

Epigramas de Marcial traduzidos por José Feliciano de Castilho: edição, notas e comentários

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

A cultura brasileira de Darcy Ribeiro em língua inglesa: um estudo da tradução de termos e expressões de antropologia da civilização

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

The red badge of courage: uma análise descritiva de suas traduções no Brasil

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

O canto sem casaca: propriedades pedagógicas da canção brasileira e seleção de repertório para o ensino de canto no Brasil

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

O legado da tradição clássica no século XIX: Castilho José, tradutor de Catulo

Seeking to contribute to the research of classical Greek and Roman translations into Portuguese and to the reception of these texts in Brazilian literature, this study intends to inventory, study and promote the work of translation of José Feliciano de Castilho, a distinguished Luso-Brazilian who has lived in Rio de Janeiro from 1847 until his death in 1879. Focusing on the poetic translations of Catullus, this study shows our intent to put together the learning of Latin language and approaches of history of translation

As canções de Camargo Guarnieri e Suzanna de Campos: um estudo para a interpretação

Pós-graduação em Música - IA

Elementos constitutivos do humor em sitcoms: uma análise à luz dos estudos da tradução baseados em corpus

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

"Portugal Vale A Pena" Un ritratto senza tempo del portogallo attraverso il prisma dei giornalisti

This dissertation aims at enhancing the cultural and linguistic skills in Portuguese of the author of this work, as it is a third language. This activity is carried out starting from the analysis and research of topics mentioned in a number of texts within a particular literary work, “Portugal Vale A Pena”. In this work, many Portuguese personalities express their vision on their country and state why Portugal matters. Since these texts have many cultural references, it can be assumed that such work of analysis and research can lead to better linguistic skills as well as a greater knowledge of the Portuguese culture. All of the chosen texts were originally written by journalists. This choice originates from the important service these professionals provide to the public as well as from the special role their work has played in my interpreting studies over the last couple of years. Chapter 1 explains why I chose this dissertation and who are the target users of these texts. Chapter 2 focuses on the role of journalists. A brief history of modern journalism is presented and its functions are analysed. This chapter also includes a section that examines which values make an event newsworthy. Attention is then paid to the evolution of Portuguese journalism, from Salazar's dictatorship until today. Teaching of journalism in Portuguese academia is also presented. Then, a selection of Portuguese-language media is offered. Chapter 3 focuses on some aspects of Portugal, with particular attention to its history. Finally, Chapter 4 presents a selection of texts from the original book. This part provides a biography of the authors, a translation with a comment and a presentation of some of the topics from the texts. To conclude, a glossary with words and expressions from the original text is included and their translations into Italian, Spanish and English are provided.

Libros en movimiento : Ediciones, traducciones y colecciones de viajeros a la Argentina

La historia de la traducción de los textos escritos por viajeros extranjeros a la Argentina durante el siglo XIX está aún por hacerse. En este trabajo, exploramos las posibilidades de ese proyecto mediante el análisis del trabajo de cuatro traductores: Carlos Aldao, Juan Heller, Carlos Muzzio Sáenz Peña y José Luis Busaniche en la primera mitad del siglo XX. Además, ponemos en relación el trabajo realizado por esos traductores con las colecciones de libros que incorporaron a su catálogo las traducciones que aquéllos habían realizado. Como cierre, se evalúa cuál fue el destino de ellas en dos colecciones de libros más recientes: una, publicada en la década de 1980, y otra, contemporánea, cuyas entregas se iniciaron a fines de la década de 1990

Libros en movimiento : Ediciones, traducciones y colecciones de viajeros a la Argentina

La historia de la traducción de los textos escritos por viajeros extranjeros a la Argentina durante el siglo XIX está aún por hacerse. En este trabajo, exploramos las posibilidades de ese proyecto mediante el análisis del trabajo de cuatro traductores: Carlos Aldao, Juan Heller, Carlos Muzzio Sáenz Peña y José Luis Busaniche en la primera mitad del siglo XX. Además, ponemos en relación el trabajo realizado por esos traductores con las colecciones de libros que incorporaron a su catálogo las traducciones que aquéllos habían realizado. Como cierre, se evalúa cuál fue el destino de ellas en dos colecciones de libros más recientes: una, publicada en la década de 1980, y otra, contemporánea, cuyas entregas se iniciaron a fines de la década de 1990

Libros en movimiento : Ediciones, traducciones y colecciones de viajeros a la Argentina

La historia de la traducción de los textos escritos por viajeros extranjeros a la Argentina durante el siglo XIX está aún por hacerse. En este trabajo, exploramos las posibilidades de ese proyecto mediante el análisis del trabajo de cuatro traductores: Carlos Aldao, Juan Heller, Carlos Muzzio Sáenz Peña y José Luis Busaniche en la primera mitad del siglo XX. Además, ponemos en relación el trabajo realizado por esos traductores con las colecciones de libros que incorporaron a su catálogo las traducciones que aquéllos habían realizado. Como cierre, se evalúa cuál fue el destino de ellas en dos colecciones de libros más recientes: una, publicada en la década de 1980, y otra, contemporánea, cuyas entregas se iniciaron a fines de la década de 1990