Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

español castizo y antiguo

English translation:

(in the) original old Spanish

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Feb 11, 2011 04:27
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Spanish term

español castizo y antiguo

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No sé si la elección es adrede dejar los textos teatrales como estaban, en español castizo y antiguo.

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(in the) original old Spanish

Another possibility.
The person speaking is not a philologist; it sounds like someone who regards anything before the nineteenth century as "antiguo". In fact the language referred to is almost certainly not Old Spanish (castellano antiguo), which means fifteenth century or earlier, since the earliest extant dramatic texts in Spanish (with very few exceptions) are fifteenth century. It quite probably refers to "Golden Age" (sixteenth- or seventeenth-century) texts, which are strictly in early modern Spanish. It might even be talking about eighteenth- or nineteenth-century texts. But as I say, the speaker is not a philologist; "antiguo" is inaccurate, and "old" is inaccurate in precisely the same way.
As for "castizo", I think this depends on the context. The basic meaning, of course, is linguistically "pure" or "authentic". From a Latin-American perspective, this probably would mean "Castilian": the "pure" variety. This translation would make less sense if the speaker is Spanish, since in that case he/she would not envisage putting the texts into non-Castilian Spanish. I think "original" would be quite a good choice.
Peer comment(s):

agree Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales
2 hrs
Many thanks, Elizabeth
agree Phoebe Anne
5 hrs
Muchas gracias, Phoebe Anne
agree Alison Rodriguez : This option would be more accessible to a general audience.
16 hrs
Many thanks, Alison
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ancient Castillian Spanish

suerte.
Peer comment(s):

agree Constantinos Faridis (X) : ESO ES
27 mins
Gracias, Constantinos.
agree Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
35 mins
Gracias, Luis.
neutral Jim Tucker (X) : occasionally used, but imprecise, as "ancient" Sp is actually Latin. "Old Castilian" or "Old Spanish" or "Medieval Sp" are much more prevalent http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Spanish_language
2 hrs
Gracias, Jim.
neutral Evans (X) : With Jim on this "Old Castilian" or "Old Spanish" are the normal terms
2 hrs
Gracias, Gilla.
agree Mónica Hanlan
1 day 6 hrs
Gracias, Moni.
disagree Catherine Gilsenan : With Jim on this one.
1 day 6 hrs
Gracias, Catherine.
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