Book review. Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full? Reflections on Translation Theory and Practice in Brazil (Transkulturalität – Translation – Transfer 12). Berlin: Frank & Timme, 2014. 334 pp.
Publication history
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In his reply to Chesterman and Arrojo’s (2000) call for finding common ground in translation studies, Gentzler (2001) evoked Arrojo’s frustration with the limited knowledge that North American and European translation studies scholars have exhibited of Haroldo de Campos’ ideas about translation. As Alice Leal demonstrates, the lack of knowledge is not restricted to Haroldo de Campos, it applies to the whole of translation studies in Brazil. By means of a very detailed, well-informed and refined analysis of some of the most influential publications of two Brazilian authors in translation studies, Rosemary Arrojo and Paulo Henriques Brito, Leal’s book opens a window for readers to take a closer look at the translation landscape in Brazil.
References
Chesterman, Andrew, and Rosemary Arrojo
2000 “Shared Ground in Translation Studies.” Target 12 (1): 151–160. 
Chesterman, Andrew, and Emma Wagner
2002 Can Theory Help Translators: A Dialogue Between the Ivory Tower and the Wordface. Manchester: St. Jerome.
Duval, Roch
2015 Fondements épistémologiques et préceptes esthétiques de la traductologie d’Haroldo de Campos [epistemological foundations and esthetical precepts of Haroldo de Campos’ ideas about translation]. PhD diss. Université de Montréal.
Gentzler, Edwin
2001 “Expanding Horizons or Limiting Growth.” Target 13 (1): 160–165.