Literary Translation (German)

Objectives

1)To develop theoretical and critical thinking and assessment skills and insights on literary translation both as a process and as a result.
2) To apply knowledge and skills in translating a range of different literary texts and genres.
3)To demonstrate originality and/or creativity in literary translation practises.
4)To identify, conceptualise and define new and abstract problems and issues.

General characterization

Code

722101027

Credits

6.0

Responsible teacher

Maria Gabriela Castro de Vilhena Fragoso

Hours

Weekly - 3

Total - 168

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

Bachelor's Degree and Grade B2 in German

Bibliography

1) Barrento, João (2002). O Poço de Babel. Para uma poética da tradução literária. Lisboa: Relógio de Água.
2) Boase-Beier, Jean (1999). The Practices of Literary Translation. Manchester: St.Jerome Publishing.
3) Eco, Umberto (2008). Experiences in Translation. University of Toronto Press.
4) Kussmann, Paul (2007). Verstehen und Übersetzen. Tübingen: Gunter Narr Verlag.
Ricouer, Paul (2015). Sobre a Tradução. Lisboa: Cotovia.
5)Tabakowska, Elżbieta (1993). Cognitive Linguistics and Poetics of Translation. Tübingen: Gunter Narr Verlag.
6) Wright, Ch. (2015). Literary Translation. London: Routledge.

Teaching method

Teaching Methodologies: Individual and teamwork. Reenforcement of the practice of literary translation through practical translation of literary texts and critical analysis. Goup discussion of ideas, themes, topics, and other subjects related to literary translation

Evaluation method

Evaluation Methodologies - Production of a written research paper (10-15pages)(50%), Assiduity and regular and active participation in classwork, through presentation and discussion of translations carried out by the students as well as critical analysis.Two written tests(50%)

Subject matter

1.Critical analysis of translations (poetry and prose)
2.Critical and comparative analysis of different translations of the same text from the same and from different periods
3. Identification of problems and difficulties at the lexical, semantic, stylistic, pragmatic and cultural levels
4. Reflection about methodological and epistemological questions underlying literary texts
5. Researching different translation strategies aplicable to the translatioon of literary texts.
6. Translation of a specific text to be chosen in the classroom.

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