Despite being underrepresented in literary historiography, Spain’s influence, if measured in terms of raw numbers was second only to France. This resource provides a finders guide to this intercultural traffic to facilitate research on the multidimensional exchanges between Spain and England 1500 – 1640. The material includes everything from key literary influences such as Miguel to Cervantes to political propaganda, Counter Reformation devotional treatises, navigation, botany and medicine. As Europe’s foremost colonial power in the sixteenth century, Spain’s example was determining in the emergence of states like England. The translations in the database reflect the exact nature of what the Tudor and Jacobean world chose to take from its intimidating and dynamic Atlantic neighbour.
The Translations Database provides a practically complete bibliography of Spanish-English translations from the early modern period. It also includes transcriptions from preliminaries and dedications, and as much information as possible on the figures involved in the commissioning, production, sale and consumption of these translated Spanish texts.
"The database was created by a Carnegie Foundation and Russell Trust funded project at the University of St Andrews 1999 – 2000, led by Professor Alan Paterson and on which I was the Postdoctoral Researcher.
The resource records all the translations identified for the period, including translations via other intermediary languages (French, Italian), and Spanish-language materials printed in England or at English exile presses at places like St Omer and Rouen.
In total, there are just over four hundred texts identified. The database includes copy specific information for each item and transcribes material from the preliminaries, especially where it explicitly addresses translation. It includes details of dedicatees and provenance where known.
We would also like to thank Professor Sir Barry Ife for publishing the resource on his Early Modern Spain site, hosted by the King’s Digital Lab."
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