Literary Translation Seminar - Italian

Teacher(s)

Stevanato Tiziana;

Language

French

Prerequisites

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Main themes

Translation of one or more literary texts by a specific author or belonging to a specific genre  

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	Contribution of teaching unit to learning outcomes assigned to programme This unit contributes to the acquisition and development of the following learning outcomes, as assigned to the Master's degree in translation : 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 2.1, 2.2 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 8.1 AA-FS-AL.Develop expertise and a high level of competence in literary translation in the broader sense and specifically producing original works or revising existing pieces that involve the use of language for aesthetic ends: translating literary works of fiction or texts pertaining to traditional genres; literature associated with the image and other artistic domains; translating texts for publication and (an option only available in certain languages) translation in the domains of 'Publicity & Marketing'.   Specific learning outcomes on completion of teaching unit On completing this unit the student is able to: ·         Translate from Italian into French one or more medium-length literary texts (short stories, poems, prose extracts, etc.) respecting and adapting all semantic, linguistic and stylistic elements; ·          Defend through argument the translation choices made; ·         Closely analyse alternative translation possibilities concerning the same text or texts with a view to, for example, being able to: Adopt a collective,  group version, possibly for publication; Compare and contrast one's own translation choices with those in a published work; etc.

Content

Translation of a short play ; translation of excerpts from art books; editing and translation analysis

Teaching methods

Translation exercises in class ; corrections commented by the teacher

Evaluation methods

Continuous assessment

Other information

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Online resources

www.treccani.it ; http://atilf.atilf.fr/tlf.htm

Bibliography

REISS, Katharina, La critique des traductions, ses possibilités et ses limites, Artois Presses Université, 2002.

ECO, Umberto, Dire quasi la stessa cosa, Bompiani, Milano, 2003.

L'interprétation du texte et la traduction, édité par Sv. Vogeleer, Peeters, Louvain-la-Neuve, 1995.

Traduire le théâtre, revue Traduire n° 222, juin 2010

Faculty or entity

LSTI