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Translating (Or Not) A South American Philosopher The Paratexts Of The Works Of José Enrique Rodó In English, Gabriel Gonzalez Nunez
Translating (Or Not) A South American Philosopher The Paratexts Of The Works Of José Enrique Rodó In English, Gabriel Gonzalez Nunez
Writing and Language Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations
This study will consider translation as a tool to transfer ideas from Latin America to North America (and the rest of the English-speaking world). It will do so by exploring some of the paratextual strategies that have been employed in transmitting the ideas of Latin American philosophers to the English-speaking world. Specifically, it will rely on a case study, namely, the translation into English of the works of José Enrique Rodó, an important South American philosopher from the early twentieth century. The paper will outline Rodó’s work as translated into English, focusing not on the quality of the translated texts …
The George Harris Show August 08, 2022, Part 5 Spanish To English Translation, Jonathan Gerweck
The George Harris Show August 08, 2022, Part 5 Spanish To English Translation, Jonathan Gerweck
Honors College Theses
This thesis is an attempt at a Spanish-to-English translation of part of a comedy skit by Venezuelan American comedian George Harris performed on October 11, 2022, in Miami, Florida. As an academic, I have been captivated by foreign languages since a young age and have studied German up to the collegiate level. After moving to New York and studying at Pace University, an educational institution that does not offer German, I decided to teach myself Spanish. I reached the Advanced level of the language within my second semester of officially studying it at Pace University. I believe that the future …