Manuscript of Tlatelolco (October 2nd 1968): the saddest of the great retranslations
Por:
Isibasi Pouchin, Maria Elena
Publicada:
1 ene 2018
Resumen:
This paper reviews two poems written by Jose Emilio Pacheco, whose last
versions appear under the unifying title ``Manuscript of Tlatelolco
(October the 2nd 1968)'', though each one was created and published
long before and at a different time. The first one, presented as a
personal creation, would rather correspond to a retranslation, from a
traditional point of view; the second, presented as an
``approximation'', questions the very essence of the great number of
translations made by the author. The union of both poems reveals a new
one, which resets its significance in a dialogical manner. In this
rewriting, which is actually a retranslation, Pacheco achieves a great
translation, ultimate text of two analogue and tragic episodes in
Mexican History.
Filiaciones:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
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