Reading Amadís in Constantinople: Translation as Diasporic Cultural Production

Reading Amadís in Constantinople: Translation as Diasporic Cultural Production David Wacks University of Oregon MLA 2012 http://davidwacks.uoregon.edu

Diaspora(s) Sefarad Ottoman Zion

The cultural work of translation in diaspora ,[object Object],[object Object]

Amadís de Gaula ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Hebrew translation of Amadís de Gaula ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Hebrew secular prose editions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Hebrew editions of secular prose translations ,[object Object],[object Object]

Diasporic cultural production ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Packaging Sephardic culture ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Audience? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What does the text do? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

First novel in Hebrew ,[object Object],[object Object]

What does the work do ? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

De-christianize ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Oaths:

De-christianize ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Mortally wounded knight seeks help:

De-christianize ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Punishment for traitorous woman:

Judaize ,[object Object],[object Object]

Judaize ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Hermit bids Galaor farewell, asks

Judaize ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],A serious thigh wound dealt by Amadís to his enemy

" במקום צומת הגידין " cf. Shulkhan Arukh, Yoreh De ’ah , 55:1

Conventions of courtly romance ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Courtly language ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Courtly language ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Knight challenges Amadís ’ love for Oriana:

De-christianize / Adapt courtly love ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Conclusions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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