Bianca Pitzorno's "Riding the Broom": A Translation and Critical Introduction

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dc.contributorSvaldi, Morena
dc.contributorShread, Carolyn
dc.contributor.advisorFrau, Ombretta
dc.contributor.authorAmoruso, Rachael
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-17T12:51:50Z
dc.date.available2022-05-17T12:51:50Z
dc.date.gradyear2022en_US
dc.date.issued2022-05-17
dc.description.abstractAnglophone publishing industries in the United States and the United Kingdom lead in the global export of English literature in translation. However, their import of translated international works does not equally reflect this level of production. Thus, when translating children’s literature in unreceptive markets, translators must confront the foreignness of non-English names and other cultural references. How do these translators imagine their young audience? How does their conception of childhood affect the methods they apply in their translation? These questions underscore a complex discussion in the translation of children’s literature: should we domesticate foreign literature for the comfort of local readers? My project includes a complete English translation of the renowned Italian author Bianca Pitzorno’s children’s novel "A cavallo della scopa" (1999). The introductory chapter that precedes my translation consists of several sections which address the author and the contents of the novel, as well as an analysis of the novel’s themes. Additionally, I reflect on how I navigated the translation process (translating rhyme, real and fictional proper names, and other cultural aspects of Pitzorno’s Italian fantasy world).en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipItalianen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10166/6339
dc.language.isoiten_US
dc.rights.restrictedrestricteden_US
dc.subjectItalianen_US
dc.subjectTranslationen_US
dc.subjectChildren's Literatureen_US
dc.titleBianca Pitzorno's "Riding the Broom": A Translation and Critical Introductionen_US
dc.typeThesis
mhc.degreeUndergraduateen_US
mhc.institutionMount Holyoke College

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