Translation Criticism in the Digital Literary Sphere: Reader Responses to Portuguese Literature Across the Globe and Translated Literature in Lusophone Countries

Abstract

This paper seeks to address a gap in research on the critical reception of translated literature, as it centres on the conceptualisations, evaluations and responses to translation as encountered in digital reading ecologies. The focus of the paper is on the critical reception of both Portuguese literature abroad, and translated literature in Lusophone countries. To tap into the cognitive-evaluative concepts employed by “ordinary” readers, data from the DIOPRA-L is gathered and processed with the use of modern distant-reading methods. The aim of this paper is to break new ground in research on translation research and to illustrate how digitally available material can be leveraged to gain insight into day-to-day reading practices by a non- and less professional readership.