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José de Urcullu, iberian cultural mediator

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Resumo:The reconstruction of Iberian intercultural relations throughout history must contemplate agents who, like the Spanish liberal José de Urcullu (deceased in 1852), make up the ranks of "nobodies" or "quasi-someone" (Magalhães, 2007) engaged in promoting that communication between cultures and literatures, namely through translation. Notwithstanding his relevance and interest as a mediator, as well as the socio-cultural and political roles of this Spanish exile settled in Porto, Urcullu is currently an unknown figure “ or at least an unsatisfactorily known figure. The aim of this paper is, precisely, to try and rescue Urcullu from that oblivion which makes him invisible nowadays. In order to do so, different activities in which he became involved as an Iberian intercultural mediator will be brought to light while, questioning his motivations, his biography will be unveiled “ so the results of an unprecedented piece of research around this manifold author and (self )translator will be offered.
Autores principais:Míguez, Ana Belén Cao
Assunto:José de Urcullu Iberian Studies Cultural Mediation External History of Translation/History of Translators José de Urcullu Estudios Ibéricos Mediación Cultural Historia Externa de la Traducción/de los Traductores José de Urcullu Estudos Ibéricos Mediação Cultural História Externa da Tradução/dos Tradutores
Ano:2021
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:artigo
Tipo de acesso:unknown
Instituição associada:Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra
Idioma:português
Origem:Revista de Estudos Literários
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Resumo:The reconstruction of Iberian intercultural relations throughout history must contemplate agents who, like the Spanish liberal José de Urcullu (deceased in 1852), make up the ranks of "nobodies" or "quasi-someone" (Magalhães, 2007) engaged in promoting that communication between cultures and literatures, namely through translation. Notwithstanding his relevance and interest as a mediator, as well as the socio-cultural and political roles of this Spanish exile settled in Porto, Urcullu is currently an unknown figure “ or at least an unsatisfactorily known figure. The aim of this paper is, precisely, to try and rescue Urcullu from that oblivion which makes him invisible nowadays. In order to do so, different activities in which he became involved as an Iberian intercultural mediator will be brought to light while, questioning his motivations, his biography will be unveiled “ so the results of an unprecedented piece of research around this manifold author and (self )translator will be offered.