The paper deals with questions related to the translation of literatures written in limited-diffusion languages and belonging to low-impact cultures into languages of high-impact cultures. The analysis is centred on the introduction and presence of Slovene literature in contemporary Italy, although the Italian situation shares a great deal of similarity with other situations of asymmetrical translational transfer. In an attempt to identify the elements playing a role in the successful integration of a peripheral literature in a high-impact target culture, four factors are postulated and discussed: a) target extra-textual setting, b) literary and genre-related properties of source texts and criteria for their selection, c) translator's competence, d) translation strategies employed. It is suggested that a consistently target-oriented approach is central to a positive reception of a peripheral literature in a high-impact target setting.
Plan de l'article
1. Introduction
1. Preliminary remarks: researching the margins
2. (Un)interested neighbours: Italian and Slovene literatures
2.1. Success stories
2.2. Two exceptions which prove the rule
3. The four factors
3.1. Target extra-textual setting
3.2. Literary and genre-related properties of the source texts
3.3. Translator's competence
3.4. Translation strategies
3.5. More on domestication and foreignization
4. Conclusion
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