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ROA 665-0504

Optimality Theory Applied to the Analysis of Verse Translation

Richard Mansell <ourmaninmallorca at yahoo.co.uk>

Direct link: http://roa.rutgers.edu/view.php3?roa=665


Abstract:
This article argues for a consolidation of present approaches
to the analysis of verse translation, proposing an eclectic
methodological framework based on Optimality Theory. The
proposal draws critically on functional and norm-centred
theories of translation, as well as semantics, syntax and
prosody.


After building on the constraints first proposed by Dols
and Sampol (in press), the paper presents a case study comprising
various Spanish and Catalan translations of the first stanza
of Poe's "The Raven". The theoretical framework proves itself
to be useful in determining not only prioritised elements
in a translator’s strategy, but also those elements that
are sacrificed in order to satisfy the translator’s objectives.

Comments: This is an English translation of the Catalan original that is in press.
Keywords: constraint, translation, poetry, Catalan, Spanish, typology
Areas: Translation Studies
Type: Journal Article

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