3 RE-CREATING LEAVES OF GRASS INTO PORTUGUESE

3.1 Our purpose

A method is not only a means of accomplishing an end; it is the procedures and techniques that are followed in order to achieve that end. A method is also the path after having learned it, a journey. As such, it can only be described in retrospect. In this manner, we will expound here the method we have used, or the path we have taken, to translate Leaves of Grass, explaining its basic features and their origins. In addition, we will give a brief account of the career of the Leaves in Brazil up to now with examples from the existing editions. We will also provide samples from the work we have already performed, which includes a detailed description of how we achieved this re-creative translation.