Vivências tradutórias: um excerto da História Natural

Abstract

Translation requires the use of techniques and practices specific to each language. Cicero, in the 1st century BC, already discussed that his version of Greek works into Latin was not a simple transposition of words from one language to another, as each one has very unique characteristics, which could not allow reproduction. In Brazil, translation theories began to gain greater importance mainly from the 1950s onwards, with linguistic and semiotic studies. Here I try to show how my translation journey took place, proposing the commented and annotated translation of an excerpt from Natural History, making some discussions about the translation act.