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Vol. 69:6 (2023) ► pp.766–796

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La retraducción como práctica arqueológica

Estudio holístico de cuatro retraducciones de Moby-Dick en español

 | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Article language: Spanish

Published online: 5 October 2023
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https://doi.org/10.1075/babel.00349.ort
Resumen
Este artículo aborda de manera teórica y práctica el fenómeno de la retraducción. El estudio propone una aproximación holística de la retraducción, empleando para su desarrollo dos factores esenciales en el proceso retraductor: la frecuencia de la aparición de las retraducciones de una obra determinada y los testimonios de los propios retraductores sobre su trabajo con esa obra. Se emplean cuatro versiones de la novela Moby-Dick (Melville 1851) publicadas en España en un periodo de ocho años (2007–2014) de las que contamos con testimonios directos de los retraductores en forma de introducciones, publicaciones académicas y divulgativas y correspondencia personal. El cotejo de la frecuencia con que aparecieron esas versiones con las constataciones de los retraductores y los resultados de los análisis de tres ejemplos especialmente seleccionados de esas retraducciones ayuda a subrayar la importancia y la necesidad de la elaboración de estudios sobre la retraducción que vayan más allá de los estudios comparativos de casos.
Abstract
This article deals with retranslation, both theoretically and practically. The study proposes a holistic approach to retranslation, using for the analysis two essential factors in the retranslating process: first, the frequency of the publication of the retranslations of some works, and, second, the testimonies of the retranslators themselves in relation to the translation of that particular work. We analyze four retranslations of Moby-Dick (Melville 1851) published in Spain in an eight-year period (2007–2014); we have direct testimonies of those retranslations from the retranslators, found in introductions, academic and divulgative essays, and from personal correspondence. The matching of the frequency of those retranslations with the evidence of the retranslators and the results of the analysis of the three examples selected from those versions helps to conclude and emphasize both the importance and the necessity of producing retranslation studies beyond the usual comparative case studies.
Article outline
  • 1.Introducción
  • 2.Estado de la cuestión y propuesta de estudio
  • 3.El armazón teórico-arqueológico: Frecuencia y explicaciones de las retraducciones de Moby-Dick en España
    • 3.1Grado de conocimiento de las versiones anteriores
    • 3.2Origen del proyecto retraductor
    • 3.3Objetivo(s) propio(s) de la retraducción
    • 3.4Aportaciones personales
  • 4.Las cuatro retraducciones bajo el prisma de los testimonios de los retraductores
    • 4.1Ejemplo 1 (Capítulo 74)
    • 4.2Ejemplo 2 (Capítulo 74)
    • 4.3Ejemplo 3 (Capítulo 75)
  • 5.Conclusiones
  • Notas
  • Referencias
  • Obras mencionadas
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