Abstract
This contribution explores the translation of anthropomorphic metaphors via a contrastive analysis of La madre, by the Sardinian Nobel Laureate in Literature Grazia Deledda, and its 1922 translation (The Mother) by Mary Steegman. 
 
 It will be argued that the target readers’ perception of the symbolic relationship between landscape and cultural identity, which Deledda presents metaphorically through the use of anthropomorphism, can be reshaped by the translator’s interpretation. To explore the patterns that reveal the translator’s approach to anthropomorphic metaphors, the study will be based on Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT), notably Prandi’s distinction and theory on metaphor translation (2019), and ecostylistics.
Highlights
It will be argued that the target readers’ perception of the symbolic relationship between landscape and cultural identity, which Deledda presents metaphorically through the use of anthropomorphism, can be reshaped by the translator’s interpretation
To explore the patterns that reveal the translator’s approach to anthropomorphic metaphors, the study will be based on Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT), notably Prandi’s distinction and theory on metaphor translation (2019), and ecostylistics
Assuming that anthropomorphism is the textual embodiment of the symbolic relationship between landscape and cultural identity (Lahey, 2010, p. 156), this contribution investigates the way anthropomorphic metaphor was modified from the ST to the TT via a contrastive analysis of Sardinian Nobel Laureate in Literature Grazia Deledda’s novel and its 1922 translation (The Mother) by Mary Steegman
Summary
Landscape can be defined as the natural environment in which the narrative characters operate. 156), this contribution investigates the way anthropomorphic metaphor was modified from the ST to the TT via a contrastive analysis of Sardinian Nobel Laureate in Literature Grazia Deledda’s novel and its 1922 translation (The Mother) by Mary Steegman. The methodological framework for the contrastive analysis will draw on Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT; Lakoff, 1986; Lakoff & Johnson, 2003), so as to define the cultural influence which shapes the way reality is perceived and guide the translator’s choices.
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