The Quest for Culture in Translation. From Then to Now
The Quest for Culture in Translation. From Then to Now

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to illustrate the undeniable interplay between culture andtranslation, and it attempts to explore the cultural impact on literary translation. Astranslation has always served a special purpose or many purposes at the same time,each time it has been shaped by a certain force, power, or ideology. Approaching aculture implies beginning a process of translation which reveals the power oneculture can exert over another. Furthermore, the article is intended to contribute tostrengthening the bond between literary translation and culture, as translation isnot the production of a text equivalent to another text, but rather a complex processof rewriting the original which runs parallel both to the overall view of the language,and to the influences and the balance of power that exists between one culture andanother.

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