27928 - Laboratory (1) (LM) (G.E)

Course contents

TraSLA is divided up in two sections, Greek and Latin, helded by Federico Condello and Bruna Pieri respectively. Students attending the Laurea Specialistica "Filologia, Letteratura e Tradizione classica" are supposed to follow the lessons of both sections, up to a minimum of  30 hours. The bulk of the course  will consist in  some  translation workshops from several authors. Contents will be the same in both sections and will deal e.g. with:

• the different targets of a professional translation: school, university, editory, theatre
• "mistakes and faults" of a professional translation
• some problems peculiar to translating classics

Readings/Bibliography

Literature and readings about the translation studies (and about the classical texts which will be translated) will be suggested during the lesson.
As a general introduction to the main translation issues dealt with during the workshop, the following work is suggested: F. Condello-B. Pieri (a c. di), Note di traduttore, Bologna (Pàtron) 2011, con contributi di Gianfranco Agosti, Maria Paola Funaioli, Alfredo Morelli, Michele Napolitano, Andrea Rodighiero, Pietro Rosa, Renzo Tosi, Alfonso Traina

Teaching methods

Both the teachers will be present at the lessons of the two sections; they will explain the main translation problems of a short literary passage that students are supposed to translate by themselves; the outcome of students' work will be discussed during the next class. Attendance at the lessons is compulsory.

Assessment methods

Like for any other workshop, attendance at TraSLA works will be the starting point of the final evaluation. At the end of the course there will be a viva voce examination during which the students will discuss with the teachers some of the problematical issues of their translations.

Teaching tools

Office hours

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