Sumários

Revisions

10 Dezembro 2024, 09:30 Zsófia Gombár

Sts watched a video on foreignization and domestication, available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtKasLH6H0M. This video lecture was produced by the University of Connecticut's Program in Literary Translation.

 

In pairs, students discussed their preferences between Emily Wilson's and William Morris's translations of the Odyssey. Homework was checked.

 

Lecturer shared her slides with the Sts and the course material was revisited.

 

Sts took a mock exam to practise for the upcoming test.



Translating during the Estado Novo

5 Dezembro 2024, 09:30 Zsófia Gombár

Sts gave their presentations, followed by in-class quizzes and discussions.


T. Seruya. “Translation in Portugal during the Estado Novo” (Censorship) by Ana Santos and Ana Matilde Pinto

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Quiz

 

T. Seruya. “The Project of a Critical Bibliography” (Translation Production) by Catarina da Conceição and Inês Tavares

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Quiz




Translating Shakespeare in Portugal

3 Dezembro 2024, 09:30 Zsófia Gombár

Sts gave various presentations on translating Shakespeare, which were followed by class discussion and in-class quizzes.


M. J. da Rocha Afonso. “Simão de Melo Brandão and the first Portuguese version of Othello” by Lourenço Ramos and Mónica Pimenta

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Quiz

 

J. Ferreira Duarte: “The Politics of Non-Translation” by Olga Krakowska and Molly Andersson

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Quiz

 

R. Pina Coelho. “Safe Shakespeare” by João Nascimento e Marta Ferreira

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Quiz



Friedrich Schleirmacher and Walter Benjamin

28 Novembro 2024, 09:30 Zsófia Gombár

Sts gave their presentations, which were followed by class discussions.


Friedrich Schleiermacher. “On the Different Methods of Translating” byAnastasiya Yakovets, João Silva and Patrícia Cardoso

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Quiz


Walter Benjamin, “The Task of the Translator” by Inês Pinto, Renata Reis, and Tiago Almeida

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Quiz



Martin Luther: An Open Letter on Translation"

26 Novembro 2024, 09:30 Zsófia Gombár

Individual Assignment questions were discussed.

Sts read the text: Martin Luther: "An Open Letter in Translation" in class--available in the designated Google Drive folder. Sts then worked in pairs or in group of 3 to fill out a Google Form with short-answer questions related to the text.
After submitting, Sts could see the suggested correct answers and compare with their own. These answers were also discussed in class.