Le traducteur médiateur interculturel en Colombie au XIXe siècle: Rafael Pombo (1833--1912)

Abstract

The 19th century in Colombia is a particularly fruitful period to analyze the work of translators. At a time marked by the emergence of Nation-States, and consequently, by the search of models to be followed in almost every area. The figure of poet and translator Rafael Pombo (1833-1912) emerges. In this case-study we will analyze how this context affected the translations he produced. Based on the analysis of his translations of canonical authors and classical fables and child stories, as well as paratextual and parallel sources, this study will show how Rafael Pombo became an "intercultural mediator" at a time when the "Americas" met each other. Furthermore, in Pombo's work we can explore several translations functions, particularly a pedagogical function. This research will show that through the discovery of the relation between contexts, the translation, and his translations, and by articulating the translator's motivations and conception of translation, we can trace a general survey of translation and translation history can become a tool to account for translation practices at a particular time.