Ants wax manic: a translation in orature

• Autores: Kyle Wanberg
• Localización: 452ºF: Revista de Teoría de la Literatura y Literatura Comparada, ISSN-e 2013-3294, Nº. 7, 2012, págs. 40-57
• Idioma: español
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  • In this study I examine a translation of the oral Ant Songs from �Akimel �O�odham (Pima) to English, emphasizing the way obstacles to translation transfigure how they are rendered as literary works. An analysis of their performance, language, cultural codes, and orality illuminate a highly ambiguous territory. The study of this and other translations of orature, including the difficulties they give rise to, can enrich our understanding of literature as well as translation