A tradução como índice global de subjetividade: uma análise das traduções de the sun and her flowers de Rupi Kaur

Abstract

This study proposes a reflection on translation as a global index of subjectivity, bringing together translation studies — particularly the notion of invisibility in translation as proposed by Venuti (2019; 2021) — and studies on subjectivity in language by Benveniste (1991; 1989), as well as Dessons' (2006) reflections on Benveniste's work, and Meschonnic's (2010) poetic view of translation. Thus, this research adopts a poetic vision of translation, breaking with the classical idea of translator’s invisibility and neutrality. Within the scope of this work, which originated from the previous work developed during the final undergraduate study work (Hilian 2022), translation is understood not as a simple transfer of meanings between languages but as a linguistic act in which the translator, as an enunciating subject, leaves traces of their subjectivity in the text. This stance contrasts with the tradition that values transparency and equivalence, suggesting that translation is a form of discursive production where the translator’s invisibility is an impossibility. To enrich the discussion, the study analyzes the translations by Ana Guadalupe and Elvira Sastre into Brazilian Portuguese and European Spanish of Rupi Kaur's the sun and her flowers (2017). Through a comparison between the source text and its translations, it was observed how translational choices influence the construction of meaning and the organization of the text, highlighting that the presence of the translator can be perceived throughout the translated text. The aim of this study was to demonstrate, through a comparison between the source text and its target texts, how the translator’s linguistic choices, influenced by both the target languages and target cultures, among other things, reveal the presence and subjectivity of the translators in the text, understanding the translator as an active agent in meaning production, who inevitably becomes visible in the translation process.