The Flemish author, bilingual mediator, and multilingual translator Frans Rens and the modest transfer of Francophone literature in 19th-century Belgium
In order to study the role of cultural mediators in Belgium, I focus on the translation scene in 19th century Flanders; more specifically on translations and adaptations from French, and the poet and editor Frans Rens's motivations as a translator and mediator. By situating his adaptations and mediating activities in the bigger picture of translation flows in the 19th century Flemish literary field, and studying the intercrossings with contemporary Belgian francophone authors, translators and mediators such as Joseph Octave Delepierre and Joseph-Ernest Buschmann, I shed a light on the early in... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journalarticle |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2014 |
Schlagwörter: | Languages and Literatures / Translation / cultural mediation / Belgium / 19th century / French and Dutch / literature / Frans Rens / Joseph Octave Delepierre / Joseph-Ernest / Buschmann |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27482217 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8515546 |
In order to study the role of cultural mediators in Belgium, I focus on the translation scene in 19th century Flanders; more specifically on translations and adaptations from French, and the poet and editor Frans Rens's motivations as a translator and mediator. By situating his adaptations and mediating activities in the bigger picture of translation flows in the 19th century Flemish literary field, and studying the intercrossings with contemporary Belgian francophone authors, translators and mediators such as Joseph Octave Delepierre and Joseph-Ernest Buschmann, I shed a light on the early intersections between francophones and neerlandophones in the young nation, and illustrate how Rens uses translations to nourish the Belgian literature in Dutch. The article shows that Rens's efforts to promote the Dutch language and the Flemish culture are reflected both in the choice of his allies as in his particular mediation of their work.