Translator Profile: Tess Rankin (tessrankin)

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I have a PhD in Spanish & Portuguese Languages & Literatures, and I have experience translating texts on literature, critical theory, art, art history, activism, and politics. I also translate professional documents such as cover letters, CVs, and statements of purpose.

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La literatura, en su sentido más amplio, es cualquier trabajo escrito; aunque algunas definiciones incluyen textos hablados o cantados.	Literature, in the most general sense, is any written text--though some definitions include spoken or sung texts.
En un sentido más restringido y tradicional, es la escritura que posee mérito literario y que privilegia la literariedad, en oposición al lenguaje ordinario.	In a more tradition and limited sense, it is writing that possesses literary merit and that privileges literariness, as opposed to ordinary language.
El término literatura designa también al conjunto de producciones literarias de una nación, de una época o incluso de un género (la literatura griega, la literatura del siglo XVIII, la literatura fantástica, etc.) y al conjunto de obras que versan sobre un arte o una ciencia (literatura médica, jurídica, etc.).	The term "literature" also refers to the entirety of a nation's literary production from an era or even a genre (Greek literature, 18th-century literature, fantastic literature, etc.) and to a set of works that deal with an art or science (medical literature, legal literature, etc.)
En términos artísticos, la literatura es el arte de la palabra, ya sea palabra oral o escrita.	In artistic terms, literature is the art of the word, be it oral or written.
Es estudiada por la teoría literaria.	It is studied by literary theory.

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Hollywood y el Star System	Hollywood and the Star System
En Estados Unidos, el cine tuvo un éxito arrollador, por una peculiar circunstancia social: al ser un país de inmigrantes, muchos de los cuales no hablaban el inglés, tanto el teatro como la prensa o los libros les estaban vedados por la barrera idiomática, y así el cine mudo se transformó en una fuente muy importante de esparcimiento para ellos.	In the United States, cinema was an overwhelming success due to a peculiar social situation: as it was a country of immigrants, many of whom did not speak English, theater, as well as books and the press, were inaccessible to large numbers of people because of the language barrier, and so silent movies became a very important source of entertainment for them.
Viendo las perspectivas de este negocio, y basándose en su patente sobre el kinetoscopio, Thomas Alva Edison intentó tomar el control de los derechos sobre la explotación del cinematógrafo.	Seeing the prospects of this business, Thomas Alva Edison tried to take control of the rights of film production, basing his claim on his kinetoscope patent.
El asunto no solo llegó a juicio, de Edison contra los llamados productores independientes, sino que se libró incluso a tiro limpio.	The case not only went to trial, Edison versus the so-called independent producers, but it even led to a shoot-out.
Como consecuencia, los productores independientes emigraron desde Nueva York y la costa este, donde Edison era fuerte, hacia el oeste, recientemente pacificado.	As a result, the independent producers migrated from New York and the East Coast, where Edison was strong, to the recently pacified West.
En un pequeño poblado llamado Hollywood, encontraron condiciones ideales para rodar: días soleados casi todo el año, multitud de paisajes que pudieran servir como locaciones, y la cercanía con la frontera de México, en caso de que debieran escapar de la justicia.	In a small town named Hollywood, they found ideal shooting conditions: sunny days nearly year-round, a range of landscapes that could serve as locations, and the proximity of the Mexican border, should they need to escape the law.
Así nació la llamada Meca del Cine, y Hollywood se transformó en el más importante centro cinematográfico del mundo.	Thus the so-called Mecca of the Movies was born, and Hollywood became the most important film center in the world.

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Hi, my name is Tess Rankin

About Me

Top Fields of Expertise

My Work

United States

Unavailable Today

May 2024

Unavailable Today

April 2024

Unavailable Today

June 2024

Recent Activity

Loaded 90 translation units in the fields of art, politics and culture

Loaded 25 translation units in the field of advertising

Translated 7 translation units in the fields of entertainment and cinema

Translated 5 translation units in the field of literature

Similar Translators

Marjorie

Anabella Valeria Weisman

Alex Hughes

Hi, my name is
Tess Rankin

Loaded 90 translation units
in the fields of art, politics and culture

Loaded 25 translation units
in the field of advertising

Translated 7 translation units
in the fields of entertainment and cinema

Translated 5 translation units
in the field of literature

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