Haroldo and Translation

Translation Theories:
From Isomorphism to Postcoloniality

This chapter will chart the development of de Campos theories on translation, from the isomorphic correspondence inherent in the concept of concrete poetry and translation as portrayed in early essays such as “Translation as Creation and Criticism” to postcolonial “anthropophagic” or cannibalistic approach to translation based on his essay “Anthropophagous Reason.”