Riflessioni sulla traduzione nell'ottocento messicano

Abstract

Throughout the nineteenth century, translating Italian literature in Mexico was an activity practiced specially by poets. This artistic and professional practice inspired some members of the intellectual elite of the country interested in translation as a literary problem and in translators as specialized professionals. First reflections about translation were published in the journal Miscelánea, directed by José Maria Heredia. Throughout the century, we will see how some perceptions of translation changed, until the publication of a professional commentary by Francisco Sosa about three translations (Spanish and Mexican) of the Tasso’s Gerusalemme Liberata