Maria A. Burnett, M.A., Laureate of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Literary Translator of Italian and English
Accurate, stylish translation by a professional, published translator
With 26 years experience
Language Pairs
Main Language Pairs:
Italian to
English to Italian ----- advertising, marketing, tourism, literature, humanities, antiques, religion, philosophy, history, social studies, foods, cosmetics, medicine, websites, press releases
Work Experience
1982 to present Freelance Translator
Buffalo, New York.
Translated and managed many projects and interpreted at the Buffalo Court House
1978 - 1981 Translated and interpreted for the International Institute of Buffalo, NY
1983 -1986 Taught
1987 - 1989 Taught
RECENT WORK INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
BOOKS
· PUBLISHED TRANSLATION OF FEDERICO TESIO’S “IL PUROSANGUE: ANIMALE DA ESPERIMENTO” from Italian to English. In the English translation the book is titled: “TESIO: In His Own Words” (2005). The book is now available at Amazon.com. For further details, see: http://www.horseinfo.com andhttp://www.mariaburnett.com.
· TRANSLATION OF “LA VALLE DI ATOPON” by Fabio Marzocca, from Italian to English. In the English translation, the novel is titled: “THE ATOPON VALLEY” (2007).
· ITINERARI VENEZIANI DI RICHARD WAGNER: fotografie di Elio Ciol
POEMS
· TRANSLATION OF MARCO SAYA’S POEM COLLECTIONS, “SINTESI” AND “SILLOGE,” from Italian to English. Marco Saya is published in Italy (Edizioni Il Filo). His collection of poems is titled “Noi, atomi alla ricerca di un nucleo.” He is now trying to touch other cultures with his poetry in translation. You can find my translation of 4 of Mr. Saya’s poems online athttp://uark.edu/~passport under the heading of Archives, Winter 2006.
MUSIC
· TRANSLATION OF SONGS FOR MARIUS EVANGELISTA, TENOR. The songs were translated from English into Italian.
· Open Arms: A braccia Aperte
· Right Here Waiting: Aspettandoti qui
· Words: Parole
Please visithttp://aevangel.ehost.com/ToWhereYouAre to hear some of his music in the original and in translation.
EDUCATION
· The Benedict Method
· AutoPromozione Lavorativa Percorso Didattico
FASHION
· Free Soul: Marketing material : Alice’s shadow boxes/Orange Dress up/ Tea in the loft
· Silvano Lattanzi: Shoes creation and craftsmanship. A look into Silvano Lattanzi shoe manufacturing business
· Silvano Lattanzi: Press Release for fall/winter 2007/2008 menswear collection
· Silvano Lattanzi: Scarpe di fossa press release
· From the rustic to the luxurious in the house of Ralph Lauren
· Guess (Apparel)
· Collezione Vista (EyeWear)
· Kappa Collezione Sole 2004 (Eyewear)
· Sisley ( Benetton Eyewear)
· United Colors of Benetton Kids Collection
· Project T-bros.net
· Safilo Junior Collection Eyewear
· Paloma Picasso Eyewear Collection
· Elegance-Eva-Emozioni-Verve-Gypsy
FOOD AND RESTAURANT INDUSTRY
· Lainox: Food preparation and innovation
· Rhima Nederland: The art of dishwashing
· G&G Fine Foods: picking and preparing tea leaves
· Condimenti Dodi
· Aladin
· Carpigiani
· Catena Iberica
· Cattabridge
· Champion
· Coldelite
· Friginox
· Kraft
· Moffat
· Polaris
· Resinox
· Sencotel
· Silko
· Washtech
· Lainox Convection Oven
· Dominioni Pasta
· Malvasia Grapes
· Andrea da Ponte Distillery
· Grana Padano 1000 years of absolute quality
· Primavera del Prosecco
· Leonardo di Carlo: Pastry Chef
· Amarone Harvest: Gherardo Cesari and Amarone Wines
· Mezzaluna Gorgonzola
· Irinox 2008
· La zuppa Toscana in tavola; un frammento di storia Contadina
· Zafferano e Vernaccia: due sapori unici
HISTORY AND TOURISM
· Itinerari: Romana, Padria, Thiesi and Cheremule
· Itinerari: Monte Roccadoria, Costa di Alghero and Bosa
Bortigari, Bolotana
· Itinerari: Sicilia, Lazio, Campania, Toscana
· Brochure: Castello di Gussano
· Brochures: Regioni Italiane, Parchi Lombardia, Sardegna, Laghi d’Italia, Parco Fluviale del Serchio, Archivio Fotografico Lucchese, Museo Nazionale del Fumetto.
· History, Development and Architecture of Oderzo, Italy
· History of Pinacoteca Alberto Martini
· Futuroscope
· Belluno
· Delta del Po
· Lessinia
· Mini Racing and Vertigo Race
· Lucca
· Oliveti Raffaelli: tra storia e tradizione
· Palazzo Vanni
· San Paolino
· Ticino
· Malvasia delle Lipari Florio
· In the Latium Maremma, among Etruscan burial grounds
· Travel guide to Roman Etruria ( Rome and Vejo)
· Mount Fenera and Ticino Parks
· Torino and Pinerolo
· Torneo Toscano di San Paolino, Patrono di Lucca
· Avon Cosmetics – Avon tour for life
· Belluno, Lessinia, Delta del Po
· Riviera delle Palme
· Abisola Marina
· Agora e Parco Fluviale del Serchio
· Milano Monuments
· Lucca’s photographic archive
· Lucca’s National Comics and Illustrations Museum
· Hand-weaving Luccan tradition
· Sulle orme di Galileo Galilei: visita a Pisa
· Galatrona
· Libretto la strada dei 100 giorni: San Boldo, Cison di Val Marino
· Ville Lucchesi
· Bottega del Mor0
· Barriera Corallina: Il colore del mare
· Colle Makno- Napoli- Mauritius-Nosse Be
· Cortina d’Ampezzo e le Dolomiti
· Nel Mugello alla scoperta dei vecchi mulini
· Il calcio in costume, una delle tradizioni più sentite dai fiorentini
· Cats in scena al Giardino di Boboli
· La festa di San Giovanni, il patrono di Firenze
· Tesori d’arte in Maremma
· La natura di Bimbi a Poggio a Caiano
· I Medici e le scienze
· Il nuovo Museo della Ceramica svela i tesori di Montelupo Fiorentino
· Al via il Festival pucciniano
· Re-introduzione della gru nel territorio retro costiero del Parco Lemene Reghena
LITERARY
· Tesio: In His Own Words
· Translation of Poems (Marco Saya)
· Translation of songs for tenor Marius Evangelista
· Translation of novel by Fabio Marzocca, La Valle di Átopon – The Átopon Valley
· Braccia rubate all’agricoltura (Andrei Lepper, Poland)
· Non nominare il nome di Allah invano (Massimo Jevolella)
· Fable: La pince de crabe
· Didascalie: Tornando a Venezia
· Raccontando Venezia: fotografie di Elio Ciol
· Itinerari veneziani di Richard Wagner: fotografie di Elio Ciol
MARKETING
· Windows vs. Linux
· Timberland
· Ferrari
· The Button Box: Accordions and Concertinas
· Linea Italia Textiles
· Archiutti Home Furnishings
· Project T-Bros (Giuseppe Gherardini Apparel)
· Fuori Salone Rex Display (Ceramics)
· Florim Ceramics
· Ancora Spare Parts (Ceramics)
· Tosca Line Home Furnishings
· Sailor Data Management Systems
· GE comments
· Hewlett Packard web survey
· Nuncas ceramic glass and stainless steel cleaners
· Chicco
· The Diesel way of living
· Enzo Fiorucci Love Therapy
· The Mogu Experience
· Primigi Magic Boxes
· Cesena Dream Houses
· Magis Me Too
· Seventy Tiny People
· Linea Italia
· Archiutti
· Cosimo Rizzuto
· Rex Ceramics Fuori Salone
· Duemme Garden
· Teuco Ultrasonic Waves
· New Acetati Purifier
· Ysola: The whirlpool by Teuco
· Suzuki and Subaru
· Azienda agricola Bellussi
· Doimo Décor
· Euro Cucina 2008 – Veneta Cucine
· Angel Eye: sistema antiguardia per piscine
· Arkittettando
· Intervista a Franco Cesari, Presidente di Gherardo Spa
· Forno Open Space di Hotpoint Hariston
· Ognuno ha il suo Mistral
· Tessuti e velluti per arredamento Italvelluti
· Pelli Sweet-Toro-Nappalin
MEDICAL
· Angiography, Morphology And Applications
· Acupuncture treatment of primary fibromyalgia. Comparison with mianserin
· Telemedicine In Maxillofacial Trauma: a two-year clinical experience
· Fluoxetine in combination with Cyclobenzaprine in the treatment of fibromyalgia
· Medtronic: CM201 Irrigator/Aspirator
· Chemodectomas/Non-Cloraffin Paragangliomas
· Pneumomediastinum and cervical emphysema associated with mandibular fracture: case report AND REVIEW
· Medtronic Irrigators/Aspirators
· Chirurgia del frenulo linguale
· Foznol Therapy
RELIGIOUS
· 2004 Religious Calendar
Padre Pio Quarantore History
· Padre Pio Quarantore Bible Quotations
· Padre Pio Quarantore Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries
SOCIAL SCIENCES
· Dichiarazione Carta di Trieste
· History of Allemagne
· Biographies: Silvio Garattini, Uri Caine, Andrea Riccardi, Manuela Dviri Vitali, Giovanni Bersani, Roberto Calasso, Ernesto Olivero, Rita Borsellino, Renzo Renzi
· Ennio and Dragana Capasa: interview
· Giulio Sapelli: su Pasolini, article by Vittorio Borelli
· Stam; Bauhau; Bertoia, Breuer; Eames; Gray; Herbst; Hoffman; Jacobsen; Mackintosh; Nelson;Noguchi; Rietveld; Saarinen
· Press Releases for prominent Italian politicians
WEBSITES
· Milan Soccer Association
· Hotel Guinigi –Lucca
Education
Master of Arts in International Trade and Marketing, Geography, SUNY Buffalo 1983
Laurea in Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Bologna
Professional Affiliations
· American Translators Association
· American Literary Translators Association
· Just Buffalo Literary Organization
· PEN
· Basics2Bylines Writing Organization
· Niagara World Trade Center
Professional References
Available upon request
Attached letter of recommendation from the Managing Director of the Russell Meerdink Company,LTD., Publisher of Tesio: in his own words
THE RUSSELL MEERDINK COMPANY, LTD.s
Worldwide Publishers to the Racing Industry!
1555 South Park Avenue Neenah WI 54956 USA
(920) 725-0955 Worldwide (920) 725-0709 Fax (800) 635-6499 U.S. & Canada
15 March 2006
To Whom It May Concern:
In 2004 our company was fortunate enough to acquire a book written over 50 years ago by the noted Italian horseman and statesman, Federico Tesio. As publishers to the Thoroughbred racing industry, we knew we had to share Tesio’s thoughts on breeding to our customers.
Our first challenge was to find a translator who could absorb the specialized material relating to the breeding, training and behavior of the Thoroughbred and relate it truly to the reader. We were lucky. We found Maria Burnett.
Ms. Burnett carefully translated Tesio’s manuscript with the goal of capturing every nuance and every subtlety it contained.
Maria was a quick study on the specialized language of horse breeding and racing. She worked closely with us to make certain Tesio’s thoughts on genetics and biomechanics were correctly interpreted. Of equal importance, she managed to capture the style and tone of a manuscript written in another era.
In addition to having fine translation skills, Maria Burnett’s work ethic was without fault. She met our deadlines, rechecked her translation time and time again, and reviewed the entire manuscript several times to insure that nothing was left out or misconstrued.
If we are every lucky enough to find another great Italian manuscript on the breeding of fine horses, Maria will be the first person we call.
Sincerely,
Jan Meerdink
Managing Director