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English to Portuguese: Ifigênia de Eurípides: vítima antiga, heroína grega moderna? General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Poetry & Literature
Source text - English In his Poetics Aristotle dismisses Iphigenia’s characterisation as inconsistent. Why does the eponymous heroine of Iphigenia at Aulis change her mind and decide to die willingly? This central question has preoccupied not only classical scholars, but receiving artists, too. How Iphigenia’s change of heart in portrayed on stage and screen affects the audience’s response to the character. Is Iphigenia a victim or a heroine (or a mixture of both)? The Greek-Cypriot filmmaker Michael Cacoyannis believed he enjoyed a special relationship with Euripides, but his interpretation was shaped by political events in Modern Greece and Cyprus in the 1960s and 70s. In his film Iphigenia (1977) the ancient tragic heroine was recast as a young girl who sacrifices herself for Greece. In Cacoyannis’ anti-war interpretation of Iphigenia’s choice she is both heroic, and the victim of male power games and irredentist ambition. Cacoyannis’ Iphigenia is a heroine of her time, as much as she is a refraction of her ancient predecessor.
Translation - Portuguese Em sua Poética, Aristóteles descarta a caracterização de Ifigênia como inconsistente. Por que a heroína homônima de Ifigênia em Áulis muda de ideia e decide morrer espontaneamente? Essa questão central preocupou não apenas estudiosos clássicos, mas também artistas de recepção. Como a mudança da atitude de Ifigênia, retratada no palco e na tela, afeta a resposta do público à personagem? Ifigênia é uma vítima ou uma heroína (ou uma mistura de ambas)? O cineasta greco-cipriota Michael Cocayannis acreditava ter um relacionamento especial com Eurípides, mas sua interpretação foi moldada por eventos políticos na Grécia moderna e em Chipre nas décadas de 1960 e 1970. Em seu filme Ifigênia (1977), a antiga heroína trágica foi reformulada como uma jovem menina que se sacrifica pela Grécia. Na interpretação anti-guerra de Cacoyannis sobre a escolha de Ifigênia, ela é tanto heroica quanto vítima dos jogos de poder masculinos e da ambição irredentista. A Ifigênia de Cacoyannis é uma heroína de seu tempo, tanto quanto ela é um reflexo de sua antiga antecessora.
Translator from English and French into Portuguese for 5 years. I have experience translating fiction, especially novels, and texts on literary theory and comparative literature, as well as translating human resources and marketing materials for international companies, and as a proofreader for publishers and companies. I also work with translation for subtitling and dubbing of audiovisual media.
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