A MEXICAN TRANSLATION OF A SONNET BY JOHN MILTON

Abstract

This article touches upon the translational possibilities, in Mexico, of one of John Milton’s sonnets. The text presents the historical and poetical context of Milton’s sonnet-writing efforts, as well as an account of the translational strategies used to produce a Spanish version of the piece. The poem will appear in what will hopefully be the first translated Hispano-American edition of the poet’s complete sonnets.