A Typewriter, a Memory Writer. Antonella Anedda’s Struggle with History − Translator’s Perspective Cover Image

Maszyna do pisania, maszyna do zapamiętywania. Antonelli Aneddy zmagania z historią − z perspektywy tłumacza
A Typewriter, a Memory Writer. Antonella Anedda’s Struggle with History − Translator’s Perspective

Author(s): Olga Płaszczewska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Antonella Anedda; time landmarks; contemporary Italian poetry; typewriter and computer as metaphors; history; memory; cezury; współczesna poezja włoska; maszyna do pisania i komputer jako metafory

Summary/Abstract: This interpretative essay concerns the concept of time landmarks reflected in contemporary Italian poetry an example of which makes Antonella Anedda’s poem Macchina [Machine]. The poem is analysed to explore figurative meanings of ‘machines’ depicted in the text such as battering rams, typewriters, or computers as the artefacts of historical interest. These figurative meanings are interpreted in the context of memory and history and their associations with literature. As the conclusion of this essay the author presents her own Polish translation of the poem Macchina.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 11 (14)
  • Page Range: 377-390
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish
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