Literary Translation Workshop - Italian

Teacher(s)

Béghin Laurent;

Language

French

Prerequisites

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Main themes

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Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
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Content

This workshop will focus on the translation of several texts belonging to various genres (mostly short stories and novels but also humanities and social sciences) . It will aim to stimulate reflection on the act of translation , in connection with the course LTRAD 2700 'Theory of Literary Translation . The importance of the historical and cultural context , the adequacy with the target culture, the registers of language , the translation of humor are some of the issues discussed at this workshop.

Teaching methods

Each session will consist of a correction of a translation done at home by the students. Part of the lesson is also devoted to the preparation of the following homework.

Evaluation methods

Continuous assessment.

Other information

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Online resources

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Bibliography

BERMAN Antoine, La traduction et la lettre ou l'auberge du lointain, Paris, Seuil, 1999.

Faculty or entity

LSTI