The reception of Brazilian translated literature in the English-Speaking world - first part - United Kingdom

• Grant number: 13/10391-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research
• Start date: August 01, 2013
• End date: January 31, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Linguistics - Applied Linguistics
• Principal Investigator: Lenita Maria Rimoli Pisetta
• Grantee: Lenita Maria Rimoli Pisetta
• Host Investigator: David Treece
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: King's College London, England

Abstract

The main objective of this research project is to assess the reception of Brazilian Literature translated into English. The first part of the research will focus on Europe, mainly the United Kingdom. The study will be developed in several lines, by means of interviews and contacts with translators, professors teaching in Brazilian Literature departments, editors, bookshops and libraries in the United Kingdom, with the aim to reaching a broad understanding of the cultural agents who determine the process of translation and distribution of Brazilian literary works abroad. A webpage will be created to publicize the study. This webpage will be continually updated with results of the research and also from other researchers who work in similar research areas, either in the Portuguese-English or in other language pairs. (AU)