MINERVA’S CABORÉ SONG: HEGEL’S TRANSLATORS FROM CEARÁ

Abstract

This article initially intends to discuss some aspects of the challenge of translating philosophical works from the German language, considering aspects and specificities of the language and its difficulties. In a second moment, the article focuses on the translation of works by the German philosopher G.W.F. Hegel (1770-1831), especially the first translations into Portuguese made by translators from Ceará, such as Lívio Xavier, Djacir Menezes, Paulo Meneses and José Machado. Biographical data of these translators are presented, in addition to their production on Hegelian philosophy and their understanding of the translation work they performed.

Keywords: Hegel. Translation. Ceará.