An Original Spanish Translation of Catherine Cusset’s Une éducation catholique With Critical Introduction Open Access

Abstract

Une éducation catholique, a Bildungsroman written by Catherine Cusset and published in 2014 by Éditions Gallimard, remains untranslated to this day. Part One of this thesis provides an overview of Catherine Cusset’s life as well as her work within the context of contemporary French literature. The three sections that have been selected for translation are analyzed in order to explain why Cusset’s novel merits scholarly attention. Moreover, it signals how the novel reverses the traditional structure of the Latin American Bildungsroman and troubles notions of womanhood, justifying the need for a Spanish translation. Part Two includes two components: first, an explication of translation theories and how these contribute to my translation strategy and second, a handful of innovative and strategic decisions I made while translating the text. The contemporary translation theories in the first component of Part Two (Karen Emmerich, Lawrence Venuti, Alison Phipps, Lori Chamberlain, Carol Maier, Rosemary Arrojo) help trouble antiquated paradigms of translation that encourage the invisibility of the translator and cultivate problematic power dynamics by gendering the discourse. Moreover, these theories are in direct conversation with specific examples in my translation, showing the importance of a theoretical foundation in the practice of translation. Finally, Part Three is the Spanish translation of the three sections selected and discussed in Part One. 

Table of Contents

Part One: Cusset in Context and Close Reading................ 1

Part Two: Translation Theory & Strategy........................... 13

Part Three: Translation of Une éducation catholique... 35

Bibliography....................... 68

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School	Emory College
Department	French Studies
Degree	B.A.
Submission	Honors Thesis
Language	English
Research Field	Literature, Latin American Language, General Literature, General
Keyword	Translation Studies French Literature Female novels Bildungsroman Literary Translation Coming of age
Committee Chair / Thesis Advisor	Dillman, Lisa, Emory University Mendes, Alexander, Emory University
Committee Members	Córdova, Chad, Emory University

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