Desacralising Shakespeare’s “word” by means of cultural translation/transposition

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  • José Roberto O’Shea Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina(UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7968.2016v36n3p124

Abstract

This essay addresses ways in which cultural translation/transposition can ultimately bring about a positive “desacralisation” of Shakespeare’s Word. The discussion starts from the notion of Shakespeare’s Word as “sacred” and of sacred writings as highly sensitive language, and proceeds to overview the importance of the notions of denotation, connotation, and context in translation. Then, the essay offers working definitions of cultural translation or cultural transposition, and of non-literal translation. Finally, the essay highlights the author’s main aims in translating Shakespeare’s theatre and offers a few examples of cultural translation/transposition in his own rendering of Shakespeare’s drama into Brazilian Portuguese.

Biografia autore

José Roberto O’Shea, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina(UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina

José Roberto Basto O’Shea: PhD (1989) in English (Literature) from the North Carolina System at Chapel Hill, USA. MA (1981) in Literature from the American University, USA. BA in Business Administration by the University of Texas at El Paso, USA. Professor of English and American Literature at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil.

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2016-09-06

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O’Shea, J. R. (2016). Desacralising Shakespeare’s “word” by means of cultural translation/transposition. Cadernos De Tradução, 36(3), 124–139. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7968.2016v36n3p124

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V. 36 N. 3 (2016): Edição Regular

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