Abstract
This paper presents the translations of the three poems of Virgil, the Georgics, the Eclogues and the Aeneid, published in Brazil between 1808 and 2016. The prefaces and notes of these works, when written by their respective translators, were analyzed based on the paratexts theory developed by Genette. Through this analysis, four themes were identified as more recurrent: contextualization of the work and its author; problems and specificities of the translation; dialogue between the translators; and justifications for the translation project. To exemplify how translators deal with each of these themes, examples were extracted from the prefaces and notes and subsequently analyzed. Finally, the analysis revealed the importance of these paratexts for the reading and understanding of Virgil’s works by today’s readers.
Keywords
Translation History in Brazil; Classical Latin Literature; Virgil; Paratexts