Cultural identity vs. cultural adaptation in children’s literature translated into Basque
Cultural identity vs. cultural adaptation in children’s literature translated into Basque
Author(s): José Manuel López GaseniSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Sociolinguistics, Translation Studies
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: Children’s literature; Literary Translation; Domestication; Foreignization; Adaptation; Basque Literature
Summary/Abstract: Children’s literature is usually addressed to a receiver who has a limited knowledge of the world and limited literary competence. For this reason, trends in children’s literature translation have been focused on adapting to the target culture. However, migration arising as a result of globalization and the necessary integration of children of different races, cultures and religions, make a double educational and literary perspective essential. On one hand, the literature that shows the values of the local culture in order to integrate immigrant children; on the other hand, the translation of works that show the cultural values of the countries immigrant children come from is necessary; so they can be understood and accepted by local children. Some examples will be given from children’s literature translated into Basque. This new perspective requires a rethinking of strategies for translation of children’s literature, beyond mere adaptation to the target culture. Some proposals related to these new challenging goals will be considered later.
Journal: Acta Universitatis Carolinae Philologica
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 99-104
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English