LITERARY TRANSLATION IN ARGENTINA: SOME CASE STUDIES

Abstract

It is always interesting to analyse the incidence of a given context over those texts that are meant to be translated, and its impact on the making of new reading traditions while proposing new perspectives on literary productions already anchored in the target culture. This said, this paper foregrounds interesting cases of situated and foundational translations in Argentina such as that of the "Centro Editor de América Latina" coordinated by Spicacow, who grants everyone access to universal literature through pocket editions. In the same way, the translation of "Pavese" by the 1960 generation of intellectuals from “Universidad Nacional del Litoral”, and a current corporate challenge through the translation of "Laura Pariani". Following this path, we will study these cases and their impact in Argentina.