THE GIFT OF THE MAGI: REFLEXÃO, TRADUÇÃO COMENTADA E DISCUSSÃO DE ESCOLHAS TRADUTÓRIAS PARA UM CONTEXTO CONTEMPORÂNEO

Abstract

This research work presents a rereading of the short story „The Gift of the Magi‟ by William Sidney Porter, into Brazilian Portuguese. The research puts forward a target text reflecting on characters to deal with a new couple relationship, switching elements and making a setting in a contemporary context in João Pessoa city. There are also several passages, comments and translation of source text to target text. The work supports on Kremer (2007) for ethical posture issue; regarding the effect theory and specific social assumptions on the theme, on Von Flotow (1991); taking into account the power relations, Blume & Perterle (2013), and making translation process more reflective and domestication on Venuti (1995). Furthermore, this research consider a distance for source text, so the creativity for target text as contribution to Translation Studies.