La reflexión traductora desde la antigüedad romana hasta el siglo XVIII: una propuesta de interpretación

Abstract

This article presents a brief history of the theory of translation from the beginnings of Latin literature up to the 18^th century. The author’s argument is that Ciceronian distinction between the activity of the interpres (translating) and that of the orator (paraphrasing) remained virtually unchanged until well-advanced the 18^th century. Therefore, such an extensive period of time could be called the “arcaic stage of the theory of translation”