The role of Haroldo and Augusto de Campos in bringing translation to the fore of literary activity in Brazil

Nóbrega, Thelma Médici; Milton, John

doi:10.1075/btl.81.12nob

In:Agents of Translation
Edited by John Milton and Paul Bandia
[Benjamins Translation Library 81] 2009
► pp. 257–277

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The role of Haroldo and Augusto de Campos in bringing translation to the fore of literary activity in Brazil

Thelma Médici Nóbrega | Pontifícia Universidade Católica, São Paulo

John Milton | Universidade de São Paulo

Published online: 12 February 2009

https://doi.org/10.1075/btl.81.12nob

This article is a review of the implications of the Campos brothers’ practical and theoretical activity as translators on the translation field in Brazil, focusing on Haroldo de Campos’ role as translator, translation theorist and literary critic.

Keywords: Augusto de Campos, Concrete poetry, Décio Pignatari, Haroldo de Campos, translation in Brazil

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