August Willemsen and the Translation of the Brazilian Literature to the Netherlands
The present case study draws a broad picture of the Dutch translator August Willemsen as an important cultural mediator. His translation work served as the key discursive bridge between Brazil and the Dutch-speaking world, between Brazilian literature and Dutch literature. As a typical cultural med...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2015-06-01
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| Series: | TradTerm |
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| Online Access: | https://www.revistas.usp.br/tradterm/article/view/103243 |
| Summary: | The present case study draws a broad picture of the Dutch translator August Willemsen as an important cultural mediator. His translation work served as the key discursive bridge between Brazil and the Dutch-speaking world, between Brazilian literature and Dutch literature. As a typical cultural mediator, he undertook a variety of discursive transfer techniques: fictional writing, translation, transcreation, criticism, essays, studies as well as a variety of more or less institutionalised intercultural publishing and personal networking.
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| ISSN: | 0104-639X 2317-9511 |