Unveiling Hannah Cowley (1743-1809): Analysis and translation of the poetic and sentimental games under the name of Anna Matilda

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  • María del Mar Rivas Carmona Universidad de Córdoba

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24197/her.26.2024.423-453

Palabras clave:

Hannah Cowley, Anna Matilda, Robert Merry, William Gifford, el movimiento Della Crusca, juegos poéticos y sentimentales, traducción poética

Resumen

Este artículo se centra en una competición lingüístico-poética muy popular a finales del siglo xviii entre la conocida escritora Hannah Cowley y el líder del movimiento poético Della Crusca, Robert Merry. Su estilo literario lúdico y sensible desafió las formas poéticas convencionales y fue seguida con fervor por el público. Sin embargo, la efímera actividad de este grupo literario pronto se vio fulminada por los ataques de críticos y satíricos como William Gifford, cuya exacerbada acritud y actitud profundamente tendenciosa precipitaron la erradicación del movimiento. Como resultado, esta obra ha sido juzgada por sus “no lectores” (Labbe, 2009) principalmente a través de la crítica y no por la lectura del texto original. Por todo ello, y con la intención de contribuir a un mayor y más justo conocimiento de estos autores que abra la posibilidad de nuevas lecturas de su obra, presentamos el análisis y traducción al español de tres poemas firmados por Anna Matilda (Hannah Cowley) en respuesta a Della Crusca, pertenecientes al intercambio amoroso que protagonizaron para los lectores del periódico The World.

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17/01/2025

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Rivas Carmona, M. del M. (2025). Unveiling Hannah Cowley (1743-1809): Analysis and translation of the poetic and sentimental games under the name of Anna Matilda. Hermēneus. Revista De traducción E interpretación, (26), 423–453. https://doi.org/10.24197/her.26.2024.423-453

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