TY - CHAP
T1 - Shortsighted translations: censorship in the three "Manolito Gafotas" books translated into American English
AU - Alderete Diez, Maria del Pilar
AU - Harrington Fernández, Owen
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - In this article, we explore the issue of the child narrator’s identity through the descriptive analysis of the translations from Spanish into American English of Manolito Gafotas. Particularly, this article illustrates how the three translations have censored Manolito’s identity from a sociopolitical point of view. We will discuss examples representative of the type of translation shifts that modify the identity of the narrator. We will also identify examples in the subtitles and dubbing scripts of the films available in English as a tertium comparationis to raise awareness of the importance of allowing a source character’s voice to resonate with target readers, and how translators and other editorial apparatuses ought to prioritize characterization strategies.
AB - In this article, we explore the issue of the child narrator’s identity through the descriptive analysis of the translations from Spanish into American English of Manolito Gafotas. Particularly, this article illustrates how the three translations have censored Manolito’s identity from a sociopolitical point of view. We will discuss examples representative of the type of translation shifts that modify the identity of the narrator. We will also identify examples in the subtitles and dubbing scripts of the films available in English as a tertium comparationis to raise awareness of the importance of allowing a source character’s voice to resonate with target readers, and how translators and other editorial apparatuses ought to prioritize characterization strategies.
M3 - Chapter (peer-reviewed)
SN - 9783631780022
T3 - Anuario de investigación en literatura infantil y juvenil: ANILIJ
SP - 17
EP - 38
BT - Traducciones, adaptaciones y doble destinatario en literatura infantil y juvenil
PB - Peter Lang
ER -