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Le case e la polvere del tempo. Stanze infestate, studi verdi, soffitti anneriti nelle ultime novelle di Luigi Pirandello
2022
The essay analyzes the methods of representation of the house in Pirandello's latest novels. In these short stories, the intimate space of the house becomes an emblem of the dissipation of life, of its disintegrated and fleeting character, in which the destructive flow of time dominates unchallenged.
Translation as a measure of literary domination: the case of Quebec literature translated in Spain (1975-2004)
2010
Recent literary manifestos claim that “the center is no longer the center” (Le Devoir 2007). Indeed, it is generally admitted that Quebec literature has been more or less independent from the French field since the 1970’s. However, the analysis of the translation of this literature –its international circulation, and the almost compulsory stopover in France before being selected for translation by the agents of other literary fields– reveals various mechanisms through which the French symbolic center still exerts its power. Drawing on the application of Pierre Bourdieu’s sociology of culture to the international space (Casanova 1999; Sapiro 2007, 2008; etc.), this article argues that transl…