Desacralising Shakespeare’s “word” by means of cultural translation/transposition

Cadernos de Tradução

José Roberto O’Shea¹ 

[1] Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina(UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina;

关键词: shakespeare;    theatre;    cultural translation/transposition;    brazilian portuguese;   

DOI  :  10.5007/2175-7968.2016v36n3p124

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This essay addresses ways in which cultural translation/transposition can ultimately bring about a positive “desacralisation” of Shakespeare’s Word. The discussion starts from the notion of Shakespeare’s Word as “sacred” and of sacred writings as highly sensitive language, and proceeds to overview the importance of the notions of denotation, connotation, and context in translation. Then, the essay offers working definitions of cultural translation or cultural transposition, and of non-literal translation. Finally, the essay highlights the author’s main aims in translating Shakespeare’s theatre and offers a few examples of cultural translation/transposition in his own rendering of Shakespeare’s drama into Brazilian Portuguese.

【 授权许可】

Unknown