This essay aims to investigate the speculative meaning of Hegel’s translation theory. Based on Hegel’s review of Wilhelm von Humboldt’s lectures on the Bhagavad-Gītā, in which the main theoretical features of his theory of translation are concisely outlined, I argue that, according to Hegel’s understanding, the act of translating requires a speculative conceptualization of the notion of Fremde. My claim is then developed by taking into account: (a) first, Hegel’s semantics; (b) second, the intralingual value of translation, based on which the notion of Fremde appears to be an essential element of self-understanding; (c) last, the problem of linguistic and cultural diversity. As a result, at the core of Hegel’s translation theory one will find what Humboldt and the Romantics had already identified as the principle of fidelity in translation.
Silvia Pieroni (2020). Das Fremde in der Sprache: Hegel e la sfida dell'estraneo. VERIFICHE, 49(1-2), 19-35.
Das Fremde in der Sprache: Hegel e la sfida dell'estraneo
Silvia Pieroni
2020
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This essay aims to investigate the speculative meaning of Hegel’s translation theory. Based on Hegel’s review of Wilhelm von Humboldt’s lectures on the Bhagavad-Gītā, in which the main theoretical features of his theory of translation are concisely outlined, I argue that, according to Hegel’s understanding, the act of translating requires a speculative conceptualization of the notion of Fremde. My claim is then developed by taking into account: (a) first, Hegel’s semantics; (b) second, the intralingual value of translation, based on which the notion of Fremde appears to be an essential element of self-understanding; (c) last, the problem of linguistic and cultural diversity. As a result, at the core of Hegel’s translation theory one will find what Humboldt and the Romantics had already identified as the principle of fidelity in translation.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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