On Pluralism and Relevance in World Literary Transfers: Some Reflections on the Mapping of Contemporary Swahili Literary Extranslations into Italian, English, and German

IF 0.4 3区文学 0 LITERATURE COMPARATIVE LITERATURE STUDIES Pub Date : 2022-11-01 DOI:10.5325/complitstudies.59.4.0727

Serena Talento

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abstract:While there is increasing interest in translation into Swahili, literary translation from this language into other ones has not yet received sufficient scholarly attention. This article outlines a current research project that aims at mapping contemporary literary translations (from the 1970s onward) from Swahili into Italian, German, and English, exploring the role of the network of agents of translation in the exportation of Swahili literature—a literary exchange subject to the logic of (not solely) cultural power—and the influence of market constraints on different kinds of translation practices. What can we learn about the logic of cultural exportation in the global literary space by studying these Swahili extranslation fluxes? Answering this demonstrates how international discussions on transnational literary exchanges also require us to evaluate their asymmetric conceptualizations and terminology.

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摘要：尽管人们对斯瓦希里语的翻译越来越感兴趣，但从这种语言翻译成其他语言的文学翻译还没有得到足够的学术关注。本文概述了一个当前的研究项目，旨在将斯瓦希里语的当代文学翻译（从20世纪70年代开始）映射为意大利语、德语和英语，探讨翻译代理人网络在斯瓦希里语文学输出中的作用——一种受（不仅仅）文化力量逻辑支配的文学交流——以及市场约束对不同翻译实践的影响。通过研究这些斯瓦希里语外来语的流动，我们可以了解到全球文学空间中文化输出的逻辑是什么？回答这个问题表明，关于跨国文学交流的国际讨论也要求我们评估它们的不对称概念和术语。

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期刊介绍： Comparative Literature Studies publishes comparative articles in literature and culture, critical theory, and cultural and literary relations within and beyond the Western tradition. It brings you the work of eminent critics, scholars, theorists, and literary historians, whose essays range across the rich traditions of Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. One of its regular issues every two years concerns East-West literary and cultural relations and is edited in conjunction with members of the College of International Relations at Nihon University. Each issue includes reviews of significant books by prominent comparatists.