Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
abigarramiento narrativo
English translation:
narrative mayhem/chaos/confusion, etc.
Added to glossary by
Kate Major Patience
May 19, 2010 10:04
14 yrs ago
Spanish term
Spain
Analytical and creative (DipTrans, MA)
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Galician to English, English
abigarramiento narrativo
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Ricardo Calero
Este inteligente artista siempre mantiene un equilibrio entre oficio y poética, generando sus propios ceremoniales más allá de la mera literatura o el abigarramiento narrativo.
From a piece praising the work of Ricardo Calero.
From a piece praising the work of Ricardo Calero.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | narrative mayhem |
Evans (X)
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| 3 +1 | narrative snarl up |
Noni Gilbert Riley
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| 4 | narrative complexity |
Karen Vincent-Jones (X)
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| 4 | narrative chaos |
eski
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| 3 | narrative crowdedness |
Paula Sepúlveda (X)
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| 3 | jumble of narratives |
Tara Orzolek
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Proposed translations
+3
26 mins
Selected
narrative mayhem
or narrative confusion
just a suggestion...
This is a difficult one, without more information. I've had a look at his work on the net, and a lot of it seems to me rather calm, although he does reference Goya's disparates.
Good luck!
just a suggestion...
This is a difficult one, without more information. I've had a look at his work on the net, and a lot of it seems to me rather calm, although he does reference Goya's disparates.
Good luck!
Note from asker:
| I think with the "más allá" they're saying that his work does exactly that- it avoids narrative confusion. His work is at times very closely linked to Goya's, and this exhibition will be part of a bunch of events related to Goya in Aragón, I believe. Saludos, and thanks for the help- "narrative confusion" is very nice. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
David Ronder
: or chaos?
1 hr
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Thanks, David. I thought about chaos too, then I decided not to offer too many options! Actually I think "confusion" has the edge.
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| agree |
amendozachisum
: agree, although abigarramiento does mean crowded together, I think confusion does reflect better the meaning here
3 hrs
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thanks, amendozachisum
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| agree |
Mirtha Grotewold
5 hrs
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thanks, Mirtha
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I went with Gilla's "narrative confusion" in the end, but want to give you all credit for your very helpful suggestions. Thank you! :)"
13 mins
narrative crowdedness
'Abigarrar' can be used to refer to things that are crowded together or bunched (apretujadas, amontonadas). Hope this helps!
Five years ago, as I walked among the huge canvases in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, I realised how much this cover had also been telling me about the narrative crowdedness of Russian novels and paintings of the era.
Five years ago, as I walked among the huge canvases in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, I realised how much this cover had also been telling me about the narrative crowdedness of Russian novels and paintings of the era.
Reference:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/left-with-a-sense-of-longing/story-e6frg8px-1111114012768
20 mins
Tara Orzolek
Native in English
Specializes in field
Specializing in Art and the Humanities.
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
16
jumble of narratives
another option
Recent theories of narrative - Google Books Result
Wallace Martin - 1986 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 242 pages
Just as theorists have been tempted to discover a clear conceptual pattern in the jumble of narratives they work with, so historians have tended to ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0801493552...
USA (cum UK): "Visual arts: Taking pot shots at a media-saturated ...
1 post - 1 author - Last post: Oct 22, 2003
... offers a welcome counterpoint to the jumble of narratives presented elsewhere. Glitches and smudges from newspapers have been isolated and enlarged. ...
www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=46016 - Cached
Recent theories of narrative - Google Books Result
Wallace Martin - 1986 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 242 pages
Just as theorists have been tempted to discover a clear conceptual pattern in the jumble of narratives they work with, so historians have tended to ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0801493552...
USA (cum UK): "Visual arts: Taking pot shots at a media-saturated ...
1 post - 1 author - Last post: Oct 22, 2003
... offers a welcome counterpoint to the jumble of narratives presented elsewhere. Glitches and smudges from newspapers have been isolated and enlarged. ...
www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=46016 - Cached
+1
54 mins
Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Works in field
Spain
The translator people turn to
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to Spanish, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
80
narrative snarl up
I was thinking of pile up, but then went one step further....
2 hrs
narrative complexity
A widely used term in analysis of cultural forms such as literature, film and art. Though maybe you need something stronger- over-complex narratives might work.
Example sentence:
Your Narrative Complexity theory has a parallel in Naive Complexity in artistic expressions.
1 day 9 hrs
Discussion
Su arte fluye como medio para redimir nuestra capacidad de transformación, empleando el sentido simbólico como cauce de nuevos sistemas de valores.