Home / News / Taħt il-Qoxra: Prof. Charles Briffa Back to News Taħt il-Qoxra: Prof. Charles Briffa Audiovisual • Initiatives • News • Taħt il-Qoxra 14th October, 2018 F’dan l-episodju ta’ ‘Taħt il-Qoxra’, Rachelle Deguara titkellem mal-Professur Charles Briffa dwar is-sengħa tat-traduzzjoni f’Malta tul iż-żmien u bħalissa, bil-preġji u l-isfidi li ġġorr magħha. Prof. Briffa jibda billi jgħid li t-traduzzjoni orali kienet ilha sseħħ qabel dik tal-kitba. Jirrimarka li l-kelma interpretu bil-Malti fl-antik kienet ‘turċman’. Fil-kuntest tal-proża, Prof. Briffa jgħid li rridu mmorru lejn is-Seklu 19, meta bdew isiru bosta addattamenti letterarji minn lingwi oħra għall-Malti. Il-mistieden jitkellem ukoll dwar id-differenza ben addattazzjoni u traduzzjoni. Skont Briffa f’das-seklu f’Malta kien hawn aktar minn tal-ewwel milli l-oħra. Il-Professur isemmi l-ewwel traduzzjonijiet, bħal dik ta’ Mikiel Anton Vassalli, ‘Is-Sultan Ċiru’ mill-Franċiż (1831) u t-tieni ta’ Richard Taylor li ttradduċa ‘Robinson Crusoe’ (1846). Aktar ’il quddiem fl-intervista Prof. Briffa jsemmi bosta tradutturi oħra Maltin li aktarx mhumiex daqstant magħrufa. Segwi l-intervista sħiħa hawnhekk. X’jista’ jsir biex it-traduzzjonijiet għall-Malti jiżdiedu, l-għarfien tat-teorija tat-traduzzjoni, l-udjenza tat-traduttur, l-istil, l-industrija tat-traduzzjoni u bosta temi oħra huma diskussi f’din l-intervista. Il-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb jirringrazzja lill-PBS u lill-ħaddiema ta’ Radju Malta 1 għall-għajnuna bix-xandir tal-programm. SHARE POST Related Articles The 43rd PLR Payment Is Out Public Lending Rights 8th October, 2025 Read More Meet the Exhibitors at the Malta Book Festival! News 8th October, 2025 Read More Writing Anew with Fresh Tools in Our Arsenal! Delve into Workshops and Masterclasses at the Malta Book Festival ’25 Malta Book Festival 2nd October, 2025 Read More Winners of the 2025 National Book Prize Announced at Verdala Castle News 26th September, 2025 Read More Everyone will be Writing Anew: The Full Programme for The Malta Book Festival Is Now Out! News 23rd September, 2025 Read More The National Book Council Launches the Malta Book Festival Trailer! News 16th September, 2025 Read More Make a mark abroad! Literary agent Simon Trewin offers practical networking tips during a free Zoom session News 12th September, 2025 Read More Bringing children’s literature to dynamic life on stage at the Malta Book Festival Festivals 10th September, 2025 Read More The National Book Council welcomes new board members News 10th September, 2025 Read More POSITION OF MANAGER WITH THE NATIONAL BOOK COUNCIL: JOBSPLUS PERMIT NUMBER 881/2025 News 9th September, 2025 Read More view all similar news
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