African Perspectives on Literary Translation - African Perspectives on Literary Translation -

The Oral Literary Tradition and Origins of African Literature The Language Issue Literary Trends in Written African Literature Organisation of the Book Future Directions References I: Methodological and Sociohistorical Overview : Translating Africa Introduction Pre-Writing Translation Post-Writing Translation Conclusion References : The Ethical in Literary Translation Introduction Literature and the Reading of Literature Ethical Literary Criticism and the Ethics of Reading Decolonial Moment Ethics of Translation Ethical Literary Translation Reflections on the Application of an Ethical Framework Conclusion References : Broadening Latitudes: Mapping a Sociological History of Literary Translation into Swahili Introduction African Literary Translation Historiography and the Swahili Experience Where Sociology and History Intersect How to Navigate Literary Histories?Mapping the Social History of Literary Translation into Swahili The Pre-Twentieth Century Phase: Prestige and Patrician Influences The Colonial Phase: Shifting Structures and Deconsecration The Early Postcolonial Phase: Translation and the Nation-Building Endeavour Contemporary East Africa: Global and Local Challenges The Power of Peripheries in Sociological Histories Conclusion References II: Product-Oriented Literary Translation : Crossing Continents: A Critical Discourse Analytic Study of the Transfer of South African Young Adult Texts into French and German Introduction Translated South African Young Adult Fiction Theoretical Framework Publishers and Translators Crocodile Burning : Covers Le ventre du crocodile : Other Peritextual Material The Mending Season : Covers Im Schatten des Zitronenbaums : Other Peritextual Material Findings and Conclusion References The Translation of Diasporic African Indian Autobiographical Voices into the Languages of Spain Introduction Two Afrindian Diasporic Writers Compared Afrindian Literature: Minority, Autobiographical and Diasporic Afrindian Literature as Minority Writing Afrindian Literature as Autobiographical Postcolonial Writing Afrindian Literary Perspective of the ‘Homeland’Reception of Afrindian Writing in Spain Method Results Preliminary Analysis Hypothesis Corpus Extraction Conclusion Acknowledgements References : Mapping Culture in Literary Translation Introduction The Translation of Culture Mapping Culture The Notion of Shared and Unshared Cultural Aspects Application Izibonga zikaDingana LCC The Praises of Dingana LCC Dae LCC Discussion Conclusion References Self-Translation of an Afrikaans Short Story by SJ Naude Introduction Self-Translation: An Overview Self-Translation from the Self-translator’s Point of View Applying Toury’s Three-Phased Methodology to “Los ” /“Loose ” to “Los’7“Loose”Results Obligatory Additions and Omissions Non-Obligatory Additions or Omissions Conclusion References : Translating Emotion Conceptual Metaphors: A Case of Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom in isiXhosa Introduction The Cognitive Turn: Metaphor and Metaphor Translation Conceptual Metaphor Metaphor and Translation South African Studies Method Results Metaphors of Happiness or Sadness Metaphors of Anger Conclusion References Appendix: Other Extracts Translating Linguistic: Hybridity and Indigenous Words in Mia Couto’s Novel A varanda do frangipani Introduction Literature in Postcolonial Contexts Translating Postcolonial Literature Contextualisation of A varanda do frangipani Method Translation of Hybrid Language Translation of Indigenous Words Conclusion References : Proverb Translation to the Realm of the Story in Chinua Achebe’s Novels Introduction Text Formation Through Expansions and Conversions When a Man’s Chi Says Yes Practical Disorientation The Wrestler Figure Thieves Taking Enough for the Owner to Notice The Mind at Last at Rest Walking Into the Spikes of the Cactus Fence Conclusion References III: Reception and Process Studies : Translating the Neighbour: Contemporary Maghrebi Literature in Spain Language and Literature, a Dangerous Liaison (in Postcolonial Countries)Which Language to Translate?Translations from Arabic The Spanish Singularity Gender Conclusion References : Women as Protagonists in West African Plays Translated in Cuba Introduction Research Framework The Reception of African Theatre in Cuba The Role of Women in Teatro africano Royal Women Warrior Women The Women of the Common People Conclusion References : Who’s the Boss? Power Relations Between Agents in the Literary Translation Process Introduction Power Relations and Agency Method Results Lexical Chains Speech Acts Moderators Intensifiers Conclusion Notes References : Translating Une vie de boy : A Bourdieusian Study of Agency in Literary Translation Introduction A Sociology of Literary Translation in Africa The Publishing Sector and African Literature Bourdieu’s Concept of Field in Translation Studies Method The African Writers Series John Reed and the Translation of Une vie de boy Conclusion References IV: Decolonising Literary Translation Studies : A Curriculum for Literary Translation in a Multilingual South African Classroom Introduction Adapting Existing Approaches to Teaching Literary Translation Threshold Concepts for Literary Translation Trainees in Africa Threshold Concept One: Literature Ought to Challenge the Reader Threshold Concept Two: Translating Literature is a Political Act with Ethical Consequences Threshold Concept Three: Literary Translation is Governed by the Literary System Conclusion References