The position of juvenile dystopian literature within the Brazilian literary polysystem: the case of the “Divergent” trilogy

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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2317-9511.v31i0p87-111

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Young adult literature, Dystopia, Polysystem Theory, Deforming tendencies

Abstract

This paper is aimed at discussing the translation of juvenile dystopian literature in Brazil, considering the demand for this subgenre and its direct correlation with translator’s choices. Based on Polysystem Theory (Even-Zohar 1990 [1978]), and on the concepts of manipulation and patronage (Lefevere 1992b), we argue that the Brazilian literary polysystem faces the influence of both external and internal forces which favour the access of this subgenre to the system and that juvenile literature, traditionally occupying a peripheral position, tends to gain a more central role due to the increased consumption of dystopia, which stimulates the national production. In regard to translator’s choices and based on Berman (2013 [1985]), we qualitatively analyse excerpts from the three volumes of the trilogy “Divergent”, by Veronica Roth, and argue that the translator is under pressure from the other systems coexisting with the literary system, with his choices resulting in deforming tendencies in an attempt to suit the target polysystem.

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Author Biographies

  • Natalia Regina da Silva, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

    Graduada em Letras-Bacharelado em Tradução/Inglês (UFJF).

  • Sandra Aparecida Faria de Almeida, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

    Professora Adjunta da área de Língua Inglesa e Estudos da Tradução do Departamento de Letras Estrangeiras Modernas da UFJF.

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2018-10-17

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Silva, N. R. da, & Almeida, S. A. F. de. (2018). The position of juvenile dystopian literature within the Brazilian literary polysystem: the case of the “Divergent” trilogy. TradTerm, 31, 87-111. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2317-9511.v31i0p87-111