Rogério Miguel Puga – författare

This volume makes an important contribution to the understanding of translation theory and practice in the Early Modern period, focusing on the translation of knowledge, literature and travel writing, and examining discussions about the role of women and office of interpreter.

Over the course of the Early Modern period, there was a dramatic shift in the way that translation was conceptualised, a change that would have repercussions far beyond the world of letters. At the beginning of the period, translation was largely indistinguishable from other textual operations such as exegesis, glossing, paraphrase, commentary, or compilation, and theorists did not yet think in terms of the binaries that would come to characterise modern translation theory. Just how and when this shift occurred in actual translation practice is one of the topics explored in this volume through a series of case studies offering snapshots of translational activity in different times and places. Overall, the picture that emerges is of a translational practice that is still very flexible, as source texts are creatively appropriated for new purposes, whether pragmatic, pedagogical, or diversional, across a range of genres, from science and philosophy to literature, travel writing and language teaching.

This book will be of value to those interested in Early Modern history, linguistics, and translation studies.

This volume makes an important contribution to the understanding of translation theory and practice in the Early Modern period, focusing on the translation of knowledge, literature and travel writing, and examining discussions about the role of women and office of interpreter.

Over the course of the Early Modern period, there was a dramatic shift in the way that translation was conceptualised, a change that would have repercussions far beyond the world of letters. At the beginning of the period, translation was largely indistinguishable from other textual operations such as exegesis, glossing, paraphrase, commentary, or compilation, and theorists did not yet think in terms of the binaries that would come to characterise modern translation theory. Just how and when this shift occurred in actual translation practice is one of the topics explored in this volume through a series of case studies offering snapshots of translational activity in different times and places. Overall, the picture that emerges is of a translational practice that is still very flexible, as source texts are creatively appropriated for new purposes, whether pragmatic, pedagogical, or diversional, across a range of genres, from science and philosophy to literature, travel writing and language teaching.

This book will be of value to those interested in Early Modern history, linguistics, and translation studies.

En tiempos de la Guerra de los Treinta Años, el conflicto hispano-inglés de 1625-1630 supuso una amenaza potencial para la estabilidad de la Monarquía Hispánica, debido al riesgo de que se formalizara en alianzas geopolíticas más amplias a través de coaliciones internacionales. Las estrategias para aunar seguridad, reputación y neutralidad se convirtieron en un aspecto fundamental de la política internacional hispánica, articulada a través de sus agentes diplomáticos. Este libro analiza la guerra y la posterior paz desde la perspectiva de la interacción entre diplomacia y opinión pública y las dinámicas que surgieron en torno a ellas, demostrando cómo los conflictos menores tuvieron una dimensión estratégica, político-diplomática y comunicativa mucho más amplia. Con el análisis de las diferentes aristas de la comunicación política del conflicto y la negociación, se ponen de relieve el surgimiento de discursos retóricos, la capacidad performativa del poder desplegado por los diversos agentes en su dimensión pública y la importancia del control de la información y los mecanismos de representación.