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 POSITION OF MANAGER WITH THE NATIONAL BOOK COUNCIL: JOBSPLUS PERMIT NUMBER 881/2025 News 9th September, 2025 Read More Booker Prize winner Samantha Harvey heads to Malta Book Festival News 2nd September, 2025 Read More The Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2026 Opens for Submissions in Maltese and English News 1st September, 2025 Read More Shortlist For The 2025 National Book Prize Announced News 26th August, 2025 Read More What Makes a Great Short Story? News 18th August, 2025 Read More ANNOUNCING THE NBC’S SHORT STORY WORKSHOP TOUR (AUG-OCT 2025) News 5th August, 2025 Read More The National Book Council launches Five-Year Strategy 2025–2030 News 5th August, 2025 Read More Sandra Hili Vassallo Appointed Executive Director of the National Book Council News 22nd July, 2025 Read More The results of the Malta Book Fund 2025 are out News 15th July, 2025 Read More The 42nd PLR Payment Is Out Public Lending Rights 9th July, 2025 Read More view all similar news
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