Teorias da tradução: uma visão integrada

Abstract

Reflections on the activity of translation have manifested, for over two thousand years, both radical and diametrically opposed postures. The old tension between literal and free translation, for example, has still not been satisfactorily resolved. Despite manifesting itself, in the present day, under different labels, it is always, essentially, the same old tension that arises. Starting with the assumption that extreme positions always miss the mark, as they generally emphasize one aspect at the expense of others, this article defends an integrated view of the phenomenon of translation. In the appendix to the article, a questionnaire may be found with questions and answers about theories of translation.