Al canto de los erizos. Mimetismo y violencia en una pseudotraducción de poesía de Europa del Este
Al canto de los erizos: mimicry and violence in a pseudotranslation of Eastern European Poetry

Summary/Abstract: This article analyses a digital document of poetry in pseudotranslation, presented as an anthology of Eastern European poets translated into Spanish. The analysis takes an approach that combines cultural studies and translation studies. Based on Homi Bhabha's (1994) postcolonial concept of "mimicry" and Gideon Toury's (1995) ideas on pseudotranslation, the strategies used by pseudo-translators to present metonymic fragments of the representation of Eastern European poetry and culture are analyzed. A book of Mexican poetry is introduced into the discussion as a fundamental intertext that helps clarify the strategies and intentions of this anthology. Different ways of resignifying cultural representations through poetry are presented, based on the concept of "layers of mimicry". Finally, possible answers are suggested regarding the purpose and function of this pseudotranslation in the target literature and culture.

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