Gender Dynamics in Theatrical Retranslation : Women’s Roles in English Versions of “Fuente Ovejuna”
ABSTRACT: The concept of retranslation holds particular significance in the performing arts, where considerations of historical periods, linguistic aspects, literary discoveries, and personal views are key features. This paper aims to shed some light on the textual, paratextual and social agents tha...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repositorio: | Docta Complutense |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/121849 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/121849 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | 821.134.2Vega, Lope de7fue=111.07 81'255.4 Theatre retranslation Fuente Ovejuna Women's roles Empowerment Agency Retraducción teatral Papel de la mujer Empoderamiento Agencia Literatura Literatura española e hispanoamericana Teatro Traducción e interpretación Filología inglesa 5505.10 Filología 5701.12 Traducción |
| Sumario: | ABSTRACT: The concept of retranslation holds particular significance in the performing arts, where considerations of historical periods, linguistic aspects, literary discoveries, and personal views are key features. This paper aims to shed some light on the textual, paratextual and social agents that intervene in the (re)translation and reception of Lope de Vega’s “Fuente Ovejuna” in the UK. More specifically, it intends to show how women’s roles and sexual exploitation in the Spanish text are portrayed in the target plays, examining the extent to which female characters are afforded increased empowerment and agency. For exemplification purposes, four British performance-oriented retranslations have been selected: Ruth Fainlight and Allan Sillitoe’s “All Citizens Are Soldiers” (1969), Adrian Mitchell’s “Fuente Ovejuna” (1989), Daniel Goldman’s “Fuente Ovejuna” (2010), and April De Angelis’s “The Village” (2018a). The findings reveal a gradual shift from collective judgement to alternative interpretations that situate women at the heart of the action. |
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