Cranfield, S. and Tedesco, C. 2017. Reformulating the Problem of Translatability: A Case of Literary Translaboration with the Poetry of Francisco Brines. Translation and Translanguaging in Multicultural Contexts. 3 (3), pp. 304-322. https://doi.org/10.1075/ttmc.3.3.03cra
| Title | Reformulating the Problem of Translatability: A Case of Literary Translaboration with the Poetry of Francisco Brines |
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| Authors | Cranfield, S. and Tedesco, C. |
| Abstract | Forms of collaboration are particularly prevalent in translation of literature, especially of poetry, whereby the synergy of different perspectives of co-participants may be among the essential ingredients for creative success. In this study, we explore the dynamics of a collaborative translation into English of the contemporary Spanish poet Francisco Brines, addressing how certain key questions of translational practice, including the translation of gender values, can be fruitfully problematised and resolved in a theoretically grounded collaborative approach. In elucidating these dynamics, including those which destabilise and generate knowledge, we use the notion of translaboration, synthesising concepts drawn from activity theory and communities of practice theory. We illustrate and review this notion through a critical narrative of selected aspects of the translational work. |
| Keywords | literary translation |
| collaboration | |
| translaboration | |
| Francisco Brines | |
| activity theory | |
| community of practice | |
| Journal | Translation and Translanguaging in Multicultural Contexts |
| Journal citation | 3 (3), pp. 304-322 |
| ISSN | 2352-1805 |
| Year | 2017 |
| Publisher | John Benjamins |
| Accepted author manuscript | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1075/ttmc.3.3.03cra |
| Web address (URL) | https://benjamins.com/#catalog/journals/ttmc.3.3.03cra |
| Publication dates | |
| Published | 16 Oct 2017 |