English translation of "patrimoine" - "literary heritage"

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145 months ago

tony (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	patrimoine
Context:	lire seul des textes du patrimoine et des oeuvres intégrales de la littérature de jeunesse

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145 months ago

wrote:

Inheritance litarature

145 months ago

Josephine Cassar wrote:

literary heritage

My comment:

literary texts that are part of national heritage, I imagine; cultural heritage

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145 months ago

Josephine Cassar wrote:

literary heritage

My comment:

literary texts that are part of national heritage, I imagine; cultural heritage

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145 months ago

Josephine Cassar wrote:

(literary) canon

My comment:

in the context of texts, this could also be a translation. It means the most important texts in that language.

145 months ago

Josephine Cassar wrote:

cultural heritage

My comment:

That's the definition, can't think of anything else in this context

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

145 months ago

wrote:

Perfect.

145 months ago

Geoff Bing wrote:

I agree.

145 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

I'd have said 'cultural heritage' too, but I do like the concept of the 'literary canon' too - it also gives the idea of cultural riches. 'the best of', if you like.... hmmmm.

145 months ago

Marie-Claire wrote:

It sounds right to me too.

145 months ago

Claude Le Frapper wrote:

cultural heritage

My comment:

That's the definition, can't think of anything else in this context

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