Translating “My Japanese Fan” and “Eletelephony” by Laura E. Richards into Italian

Translating “My Japanese Fan” and “Eletelephony” by Laura E. Richards into Italian

I was familiar neither with Laura E. Richards and her unconventional approach to poetry nor with the richness and relevance of her writing for children. I think the main challenge for an Italian translator of Richards’s “Eletelephony” is to maintain the rhythm Richards gave to her humorous composit...

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Gepubliceerd in:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ejas,
Hoofdauteur: Paci, Claudia
Formaat: Article ou chapitre numérique
Taal:Anglais
Gepubliceerd in: European journal of American studies 2024
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This text explores the challenges and strategies involved in translating Laura E. Richards’s unconventional and playful poetry into Italian
focusing on two of her works: “Eletelephony” and “My Japanese Fan.” Richards’s poetry is known for its whimsical wordplay
rhyme
and rhythm
which pose significant challenges for Italian translation due to the inherent differences between English and Italian
particularly the latter’s longer word structure and different rhyme schemes.
Online toegang:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Samenvatting:I was familiar neither with Laura E. Richards and her unconventional approach to poetry nor with the richness and relevance of her writing for children. I think the main challenge for an Italian translator of Richards’s “Eletelephony” is to maintain the rhythm Richards gave to her humorous composition that is full of playful rhymes and assonances. Given that Italian is a longer language than English, it was very difficult for me to maintain the rhythm and rhyme in the target text without cha...

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