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Brennu-njáls saga: projeto tradutório e tradução para o português
Get PDFTese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Comunicação e Expressão, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Estudos da Tradução, Florianópolis, 2014.A tese contém a tradução completa para o português da Brennu-Njáls saga (Saga de Njáll), obra islandesa anônima da segunda metade do séc. XIII, considerada a mais importante das sagas de islandeses (Íslendingasögur) e um dos expoentes da literatura escandinava medieval. Inicia-se com uma apresentação geral sobre a obra e seu contexto literário, salientando alguns aspectos relevantes de sua recepção moderna, e então, servindo-se de ideias de Lawrence Venuti e Antoine Berman, faz uma proposta de tradução estrangeirizante que almeja, por meio da escolha do texto-fonte e de estratégias tradutórias, desviar-se de algumas tendências constatáveis no contexto de recepção da tradução. Para tal, serve-se o tradutor da noção de horizonte de expectativa formulada por Hans Robert Jauss e da concepção de que o tradutor, além de mediador entre línguas e culturas, é também um autor cujo trabalho envolve elementos intuitivos e criativos. A exposição do projeto tradutório busca manifestar a posição tradutiva e o horizonte do tradutor, salientando a responsabilidade crítica envolvida no ato tradutório. A tradução estrangeirizante é aqui definida como tradução desviante de preconcepções correntes acerca da cultura-fonte e da literatura-fonte no contexto de recepção, de modo que a tática de tradução estrangeirizante coloca-se como uma estratégia de ação crítica na recepção de uma literatura estrangeira.Abstract : The thesis contains the complete translation into Portuguese of Brennu-Njáls saga (Njal?s saga), an anonymous Icelandic work from the second half of the 13th century and considered to be the most important of the sagas of Icelanders (Íslendingasögur) and one of the landmarks of Medieval Scandinavian Literature. It beggins with a general presentation of the work and its literary context, pointing out some relevant aspects of its modern reception, and then proposes a foreignizing translation, making use of Lawrence Venuti?s and Antoine Berman?s ideas. This translation aims, through the choice of the source-text and translation strategies, to deviate from some observable tendencies in the reception context for the translation. Thus, the translation employs the notion of ?horizon of expectation? formulated by Hans Robert Jauss. It also suggests that a translator, besides being a mediator between languages and cultures, is also an author whose work involves creative and intuitive elements. The exposition of the translation project aims to manifest the translator?s position and the translator?s horizon, pointing out the critical responsibility involved in the act of translating. Foreignizing translation is here defined as a translation that deviates from current preconceptions about the source-culture and the source-literature within the reception context, so that the tactics of the foreignizing translation may be seen as a critical action in the reception of a foreign literature
Bardar saga Snaefellsass: A Translation
No full textBardar saga Snaefellsass is, on the surface, an account of the lives of Bardr Snaefellsass and his son, Gestr, two pagan supermen who occupy themselves wit their performance of good deeds in medieval Iceland and Norway. In his story, however, which contains much blending of styles and borrowing, the author attempts a description of the passing of an era: the transition from paganism to Christianity. At the same time, the author's depiction of these noble pagans allows him to evangelize while using the very trappings of the pagan world order itself. The purpose of this thesis is to provide a translation which is as entertaining, in its way, as the original was for medieval readers.
In an introduction I discuss the literacy aspects of the saga. This introduction is divided into eight sections. in "Manuscripts and Editions" I summarize the scholarly work that has preceded this translation. In so doing, I consider a recent edition that has appeared but was not available to me during the preparation of my translation; it contains the first published English translation of this saga. The contribution of this work is evaluated. I provide a synopsis of the plot towards a demonstration of single authorship in the section, "Unity of the Work". In "Background" I place the saga in an historical and generic context. "Authorship" details sources available to the anonymous writer of this saga, allowing certain general speculations on his identity to emerge. In the section "Style" I consider writing devices typical in Old Icelandic literature that this writer uses to create a cohesive piece of fiction. In "The Writer's Purpose" I speculate on the reasons for the various blendings, both stylistic and thematic, that occur in the work. In "Problems of Translation" I consider some of the difficulties that confront all translators, especially those who translate medieval, Scandinavian languages like Old Icelandic into English. I close the introduction with a description of the verses in the text which includes a discussion of drottkvoett, the prevailing type of poetic stanza in the work. I attempt to show how the writer's use and adaptation of this verse form mirrors his blending of sub-genres and themes within the prose to suit his literary purpose.
To aid the reader's understanding of the translation I provide explanatory footnotes that expand the meaning of difficult terms or concepts contained in the text. A genealogy of main characters and maps of Norway and Iceland appear in the appendices as further aids to understanding
Factors Influencing Physical Risk Taking in Rock Climbing
Get PDFThis study was designed to investigate factors influencing physical risk taking in the sport of rock climbing. Specifically, the relationships between physical risk taking, sensation seeking, spheres of control, and desirability of control were examined. One hundred five rock climbers from the United States completed a series of surveys measuring each of the above-mentioned psychological variables. As predicted, physical risk taking demonstrated significant positive relationships to both total sensation seeking and thrill/adventure seeking (TAS). The expected relationships between physical risk taking, personal control and desirability of control were not supported. As hypothesized, no substantive patterns were revealed between physical risk taking and interpersonal control or sociopolitical control. Finally, comparisons between high and low physical risk taking rock climbers revealed significant group differences for total sensation seeking, TAS, and disinhibition. The identification of predictors of physical risk taking is a key step toward identifying individuals likely to engage in high physical risk behavior, and under what circumstances they are likely to do so
3D FEM investigation on bending failure mechanism of column inclusion under embankment load
No full textUsing the memetic algorithm to determine the depths of sedimentary basins by 2-D gravity modeling
No full textHow to be a woman. Models of masochism and sacrifice in young adult fiction
No full textBuffy, Bella, Veronica, Katniss, Clary, Tris and Saba : For two decades post-feminist heroines have faced life-threatening trials as part of their progress to womanhood. In this chapter I consider how young adult popular fictions operate as forms of pedagogy for young women by offering them particular models of maturity and womanhood. I explore the recurrence and reformulation of a persistent pattern of behaviour in which heroines engage in risky and/or masochistic behaviours for which they are emotionally rewarded.. These recurrences function as a form of vicarious experiential learning in which readers and viewers learn that emotional gratification and adult status are conferred through self-harm and self-sacrifice. Popular culture is not a monolithic form and young adult fictions are no exception. An analysis of fictional examples of this behaviour pattern challenges the idea that heroines today are empowered agents as a result of the legacy of feminism. At the same time, the analysis belies any notion that fictions are universally hegemonic and oppressive – fictions can and do disrupt and interrogate this pattern of emotional masochism. Scholars of public pedagogy have explored the complexities, contradictions and subtleties of the pedagogical process. Sandlin O’Malley and Burdick (2011) in their review of public pedagogy literature acknowledge that some scholarship has demonstrated how “the teaching and learning inherent within daily life can be both oppressive and resistant” (p. 144). Jubas and Knutson (2012) also see public pedagogy as an arena where contradictions and tensions are in play. They argue that we can see “New examples of dialectic or tensions … between the authority of the producer and the consumer; between traditional structures which ground identities and help people make sense of cultural texts, and personal agency which frees people to choose and invent identities and meanings” (p. 86). This analysis aims to contribute to understandings of the complexities of public pedagogy by showing how fictions aimed primarily at young women both resist and accommodate patriarchy
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The Spycatcher Saga
No full textThe central facts in the unfolding of the Spycatcher saga are relatively well-known. Peter Wright left M.I.5 in 1976 after some twenty years\u27 service in the shadows; his health was bad , his pension derisory , but he had his memories. After retirement he went to live in Tasmania, where (according to Kirby P in the Court of Appeal of New South Wales) he still resides in a place with the idyllic name of Cygnet. Despite the distance Peter Wright remained closely involved in the welter of allegations and denials, which emerged especially after the unmasking of Anthony Blunt as a former double agent in late 1979, about the inner workings of M.I.5 and Soviet penetration of M.I.5. In 1984 a television interview with Mr. Wright concerned in part the suggestion that Sir Roger Hollis, a former Director-General of M.I.5, had been a Soviet agent. In March 1985 Mr. Wright was approached by a representative of Heinemann, the publisher, to write a candid account of his life in the shadows; and the British government, on learning of these plans, sought injunctions in the courts of New South Wales. The contents of Spycatcher, as it became, ranged far beyond the allegations concerning Sir Roger Hollis to encompass allegations about the bugging of diplomatic premises and of diplomatic conferences, about a plot to assassinate President Nasser of Egypt, about attempts to destabilise the Labour government under Mr. Harold Wilson, and about much else. Many of the allegations had appeared in print before Spycatcher emerged, but the status of the author, it was claimed by the Crown, gave them a special ring of authenticity
The Spycatcher Saga
Get PDFThe central facts in the unfolding of the Spycatcher saga are relatively well-known. Peter Wright left M.I.5 in 1976 after some twenty years\u27 service in the shadows; his health was bad , his pension derisory , but he had his memories. After retirement he went to live in Tasmania, where (according to Kirby P in the Court of Appeal of New South Wales) he still resides in a place with the idyllic name of Cygnet. Despite the distance Peter Wright remained closely involved in the welter of allegations and denials, which emerged especially after the unmasking of Anthony Blunt as a former double agent in late 1979, about the inner workings of M.I.5 and Soviet penetration of M.I.5. In 1984 a television interview with Mr. Wright concerned in part the suggestion that Sir Roger Hollis, a former Director-General of M.I.5, had been a Soviet agent. In March 1985 Mr. Wright was approached by a representative of Heinemann, the publisher, to write a candid account of his life in the shadows; and the British government, on learning of these plans, sought injunctions in the courts of New South Wales. The contents of Spycatcher, as it became, ranged far beyond the allegations concerning Sir Roger Hollis to encompass allegations about the bugging of diplomatic premises and of diplomatic conferences, about a plot to assassinate President Nasser of Egypt, about attempts to destabilise the Labour government under Mr. Harold Wilson, and about much else. Many of the allegations had appeared in print before Spycatcher emerged, but the status of the author, it was claimed by the Crown, gave them a special ring of authenticity
"Sulle orme di san Michele a cavallo: la testimonianza della Nikulás saga"
No full textThe article aims at investigating the original features of St Michael’s iconography attested in literary and artistic works produced in the Northern Germanic countries during the Middle Ages. After a general introduction, attention focuses on a peculiar scene of Nikulás saga (St Nicholas’s Saga), composed by the Icelandic monk Bergr Sokkason (d. 1345): the saga recounts the unusual apparition to Nicholas, in a dream, of the archangel Michael on horseback. An exaustive examination of the possible sources used by Bergr (partly conducted on unpublished manuscripts) reveals, firstly, the possibility that the dream episode is the result of a contamination between the original Life of St Nicholas of Myra and another Life of a saint by the same name, who lived in Syon almost two centuries later. It follows, then, a discussion of all examples handed down to us in the field of visual arts in which St Michael is portrayed on horseback, in order to evaluate whether a model of this kind may have been used by the author of Nikulás saga, considering that in his sources the image of a riding St Michael is not present. Given these premises, it seems important to mention the existence of a 16th century Novgorod icon of St Nicholas of Zaraisk with scenes from his life, one of which depicts the archangel on horseback in front of a lying (i.e., sleeping) St Nicholas. Given the commercial links existing between the Novgorod region and the Varangians, it seems possible that such iconography, attested only in Byzantine and Slavonic areas, may have reached Scandinavia following the Varangian route
Bringing Mormon Discourse out of the Twilight: Exploring how Fans Recognize, Reflect, Reinterpret, and Resist Multiple Discourses in and around the Seductive Saga
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The purpose of this study is to explore how LDS (Mormon) fans of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight saga make meanings from the text in the blogging community known as the Bloggernacle. It investigates how fans recognize, reflect, reinterpret, and resist meanings surrounding multiple Big "D" Discourses (Gee, 1999/2010; 2011) in and around the text. It examines the ways in which LDS fans (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) of the Twilight saga use language in order to signify membership in a particular Discourse. In addition, it seeks to understand how LDS fans use language to perform various identities and position themselves and others within the digital space.
This dissertation study analyzes the threads of five blogs and three discussion forums using the combined methods of critical ethnography (Carspecken, 1996) and Gee's (1999, 2010;2011) discourse analysis. It concludes, that, while multiple Discourses are present within the conversational threads, mainstream Mormon Discourse remains dominant and normalized within the space, which both informs and limits the interpretations available to Mormon fans. In addition, identity performance is negotiated in the blogs, and members form specific sub-communities within the Bloggernacle so as to create a space for those with distinct ways of believing, valuing, knowing, and identifying.Dissertation/ThesisDoctoral Dissertation Curriculum and Instruction 201
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