Portrait of a Translator as an adventurer: discoveries of Irish literature and culture

Authors

  • Alzira Leite Vieira Allegro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37389/abei.v21i2.3816

Keywords:

Translation; Literature; Ireland; Challenges; Choices.

Abstract

What follows is a briefly expanded version derived from a short talk given at XIV ABEI and II AEIS Symposium of Irish Studies in South America, held at USP on August 14, 2019. I reflect on my experience both as a professor of
translation and literature of English-speaking countries and – in this specific case – as a translator of texts by Irish authors and by different scholars and professionals who discuss Irish life, culture and society.

Author Biography

  • Alzira Leite Vieira Allegro

    Alzira Leite Vieira Allegro holds a Doctor’s Degree in Languages from Universidade de São Paulo; presently she teaches Literatures of English-speaking Countries (especially American Literature) and Translation at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, and Literary Translation at the Literary Translation Program of Casa Guilherme de Almeida; she has published articles on literature, and translated various books in the area of humanities, besides being a sworn translator and author, with the publication in co-authorship of three books of idioms and colloquialisms, (Whatchamacallit, Happy Couples, The Word is the Thing); and one glossary of academic and education terms for sworn translators (Glossário de Termos Acadêmicos e de Educação) – all of them in bilingual editions. 

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Published

2020-05-13

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2019): ABEI Journal 21.2

Section

Translation

How to Cite

Allegro, A. L. V. (2020). Portrait of a Translator as an adventurer: discoveries of Irish literature and culture. ABEI Journal, 21(2), 101-107. https://doi.org/10.37389/abei.v21i2.3816