Som, matéria e memória: questões de tradução em Petersburgo (1916) de Andrei Biéli

This article discusses the Portuguese translation of Andrei Bely’s Petersburg (1916), undertaken by the author for Brazil’s Editora 34 (forthcoming). Amidst the various challenges posed by the novel for aspiring translators, the article focuses on 1) Bely’s musical writing, reminiscent of motivic de...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Molina, David Gomiero
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2020
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repository:RUS (São Paulo)
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/173262
Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/rus/article/view/173262
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Andrei Biéli
Petersburgo
Simbolismo
tradução
Andrei Bely
Petersburg
Symbolism
translation
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Summary:This article discusses the Portuguese translation of Andrei Bely’s Petersburg (1916), undertaken by the author for Brazil’s Editora 34 (forthcoming). Amidst the various challenges posed by the novel for aspiring translators, the article focuses on 1) Bely’s musical writing, reminiscent of motivic development in operatic or orchestral pieces; 2) the author’s creative use of the morphological possibilities of the Russian language; 3) use of deictic markers in narratological focalization; 4) puns; and 5) passages governed by phonetic concerns. The article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of various possible solutions.