Tradução comentada da oralidade e intertextualidade em The Commitments, de Roddy Doyle

Abstract

This research aims to propose a commented translation of excerpts of Roddy Doyle’s The Commitments (1987), the first book published by the Irish author. The novel, which is basically written in dialogues, uses a large amount of oral features of the Irish English. Thus, our translation uses phonetical, lexical and morphosyntatic features of oral Portuguese in order to recreate the novel’s dialogue. The Commitments tells the story of an Irish soul band since the beginning until it reaches success. Throughout the novel, twelve soul songs taken from the American repertory of the 1960’s are quoted, which create a strong intertextuality with this musical tradition. An annex with a literal translation of the songs quoted in the selected pages aims to make the intertextual function of the lyrics explicit.