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The Reception of Portuguese-language Literatures in Estonia. The Historical Context
The Reception of Portuguese-language Literatures in Estonia. The Historical Context

Author(s): Mele Pesti
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Tartu Ülikooli Kirjastus

Summary/Abstract: This article provides an overview of how Portuguese-language literatures from Portugal, Brazil, Angola and Mozambique that have found their way into Estonian. Because of the small number of books that have been translated, it is possible to look separately at each translation and its historical-cultural context. The reception of Portuguese-language literatures in Estonia has been fairly limited. The relative youth of Estonian culture could explain why the scope of our interests had not even encompassed all of Europe by the beginning of the 20th century, let alone cultures beyond it. A young culture tends to look for support from its immediate surroundings and only when it becomes more firmly established, its perspectives broaden.

  • Issue Year: XVI/2011
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 607-627
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: English
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