Taller de traducción : Elena Fortún & Carmen Martín Gaite

The Instituto Cervantes, the official Spanish Government Centre, is a public institution founded in 1991 to promote Spanish language teaching and knowledge of the cultures of Spanish speaking countries throughout the world.

Instituto Cervantes Manchester

Join us to explore and translate texts by two iconic authors who reflect on the religious education of women through very different lenses

Elena Fortún (pen name of María de la Encarnación Gertrudis Jacoba Aragoneses y de Urquijo, 1886–1952) and Carmen Martín Gaite (1925–2000) are two major figures in 20th-century Spanish literature.In this workshop, we will work with one text from each author. Although they write from very different perspectives, genres, and literary styles, both explore a common theme: the religious education of Spanish women during the first half of the 20th century.“Quiero ser santa" (I Want to Be a Saint) is a chapter from Celia en el colegio (Celia at school), part of the children’s book series featuring Celia — a naïve girl whose rebelliousness lies in responding with common sense to the education she receives. The story offers a humorous reflection of the social realities of its time.“En busca de cobijo" (In Search of Shelter) is taken from the award-winning essay Usos amorosos de la postguerra española (Love Customs in Postwar Spain) (1987), in which the author reflects on the life choices available to young women of the era: courtship and marriage, or entering a convent.Participants will receive the texts in advance and are invited to bring their translation proposals to discuss during the session. Further information at: <a href="mailto:bibman@cervantes.es" title="mailto:bibman@cervantes.es" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">bibman@cervantes.es</a>

Want to learn Spanish?<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TMfZ-MZuZM&amp;list=PLYQP8SLo8l1ozGyt-hbs0N-zVbwKUjlRr&amp;index=1" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TMfZ-MZuZM&amp;list=PLYQP8SLo8l1ozGyt-hbs0N-zVbwKUjlRr&amp;index=1" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Why learn Spanish at the Instituto Cervantes?</a>We have online and in-person language classes for all levels. <a href="https://manchester.cervantes.es/en/courses_spanish/spanish_courses.htm" title="https://manchester.cervantes.es/en/courses_spanish/spanish_courses.htm" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">See our schedule here</a>.

Elena Fortún (pseudónimo literario de María de la Encarnación Gertrudis Jacoba Aragoneses y de Urquijo, 1886–1952) y Carmen Martín Gaite (1925–2000) son dos grandes nombres de la literatura española del siglo XX.En este taller trabajaremos un texto de cada una de ellas. Ambas escritoras, desde puntos de vista, géneros y estilos literarios muy distintos, abordan el tema común de la educación religiosa de las mujeres españolas durante la primera mitad del siglo XX.“Quiero ser santa” es un capítulo del libro Celia en el colegio, incluido en la colección infantil de las historias de Celia —una niña ingenua cuya rebeldía reside en reaccionar con sentido común a la educación que recibe— sirve de divertido espejo de la realidad social de su tiempo.“En busca de cobijo” forma parte del premiado ensayo Costumbres amorosas de la postguerra española (1987). En él, la autora reflexiona sobre las salidas vitales de una mujer joven de la época: el noviazgo y posterior matrimonio, o ingresar en un convento.Los inscritos recibirán con antelación los textos para comentar en la sesión su propuesta de traducción.Más información en: <a href="mailto:bibman@cervantes.es" title="mailto:bibman@cervantes.es" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">bibman@cervantes.es</a>

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