Renovarse o morir: el ultraísmo a través de "Vltra" y sus traducciones
Renew or Die: Ultraism Through Vltra and its Translations

Summary/Abstract: This study analyses the periodical Vltra during 1921-1922, described as the echo of “the last commitment assumed by the signatories of the manifesto that under this title appeared in all the Madrid newspapers in the autumn of 1918” (Vltra 1-1921: 1). This manifesto laid the foundations of the Ultraist poetic movement, which promoted a radical renewal of spirit and techniques. This paper provides a contextualization of Vltra and a descriptive extratextual study of the translations contained within, predominantly sourced from French originals. These analyses allow for an examination of the foreign influences on the movement and their treatment in translation, significantly impacting the Spanish literary scene of the time. The methodological approach addresses two main aspects: initially, it involves a contextual analysis of the periodical in relation to its aesthetic principles and contemporary periodicals, followed by an exploration of the factors and participants involved in the production of the original and translated texts. This includes the people and institutions engaged in the translation process, the presentation of the texts and their peritexts, along with other translation texts or epitexts. It concludes that the translations and translatological texts present in Vltra not only introduce novel foreign literature into the Spanish literary system of that era but also serve as a means of expressing the lyrical theories of the Ultraist movement.

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