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LUBLIN STUDIES IN MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE, 2024
The object of the translational considerations made within the framework of this article are the ... more The object of the translational considerations made within the framework of this article are the elements of the third culture, which are an indication of literary multilingualism and multiculturalism. On the example of the novel Pachinko by Min Jin Lee and its renderings in German and Polish, the influence of translational interventions on the image of the third culture among the recipients of the translations is demonstrated. The paradigm of anthropocentric translatorics as well as the scenes-and-frames-semantics serve as the theoretical-methodological foundation of the analysis presented here. The aim of this contribution is to illustrate how translators influence the image (the scene) of the elements of the third culture among the recipients of the translations through the use of explicative translation techniques.
Norma - Błąd - Innowacja / Norm - Fehler - Innovation, 2024
While translating a text, the translator must be aware of existing requirements that are set by t... more While translating a text, the translator must be aware of existing requirements that are set by the recipients of the translation. In his/her translation operations which are to ensure the translation regarded as an act of communication, he/she has to act according to the prevailing translation norms, so that the translated text can be accepted by its recipients. In the present paper, the translation norm is discussed regarding the third culture elements excerpted from chosen Dutch East Indies novels written by Madelon Székely-Lulofs and Hella S. Haasse, in which the elements of Indonesian culture are perceived as third culture elements. The article aims at reconstructing the requirements set by the recipients of the translation and therefore also the prevailing translation norm towards the third culture elements that determines the translator's decision-making process. The category of translation norm, considered against the backdrop of anthropocentric translatorics has been presented synchronically by demonstrating similarities and differences concerning the translation norm in the translations of the novels into English, German and Polish, as well as diachronically by revealing changes in the translation norms referring to the translator's strategic approach towards the third culture elements in the period beford before the Second World War and nowadays.
Kwartalnik Neofilologiczny, 2022
This paper intends to investigate the strategic approaches towards the third culture elements, wh... more This paper intends to investigate the strategic approaches towards the third culture elements, which are regarded as a sign of literary heterolingualism, in the translation into Polish and Dutch of "Pachinko" written by Min Jin Lee, a Korean American author who currently lives in New York. Since the plot of the novel written in English is set in Korea and Japan, all elements of Korean and Japanese origin are considered third culture elements in the translation process. The aim of the analysis conducted against the backdrop of anthropocentric Translation Studies is to present the similarities and differences in the translation techniques concerning the third culture elements, as well as to introduce the factors determining the choice of a specific translation approach.
LUBLIN STUDIES IN MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE, 2022
ZUSAMMENFASSUNG Der vorliegende Beitrag setzt sich mit der Problematik des Übersetzens von Elemen... more ZUSAMMENFASSUNG
Der vorliegende Beitrag setzt sich mit der Problematik des Übersetzens von Elementen der dritten Kultur auseinander, wobei Translation als transkulturelle Kommunikation aufgefasst wird. An ausgewählten Beispielen aus Prosawerken von zwei niederländischen Schriftstellerinnen – Hella S. Haasse und Madelon Székely-Lulofs und ihren Übersetzungen ins Deutsche wird der Versuch unternommen zu veranschaulichen, wie bedeutsam die transkulturelle Kompetenz des Translators im Umgang mit Elementen der dritten Kultur ist. Der Artikel hat zum Ziel zu zeigen, dass der Translator eine effektive Kommunikation gewährleisten kann, indem er die transkulturelle Kompetenz anwendet, strategisch handelt und die kognitiven Veranlagungen sowie das sprachliche und kulturelle Bewusstsein des Adressaten der Übersetzung berücksichtigt.
ABSTRACT
The present article discusses the translation of third culture elements, regarding the translation process as transcultural communication. Based on selected examples from works of two Dutch writers – Hella S. Haasse and Madelon Székely-Lulofs and their translations into German, the author attempts to illustrate how crucial transcultural competence is while dealing with the third culture elements in translation. The paper aims to show that by exploiting the transcultural competence, acting strategically, and taking into account the translation addressee’s cognitive predispositions along with linguistic and cultural awareness, the translator is able to ensure an effective communication.
Studia Translatorica, 2021
Djangan, njô… tida boleh njô! - On the translation modalities with regard to the third culture el... more Djangan, njô… tida boleh njô! - On the translation modalities with regard to the third culture elements
The present article aims to scrutinize the translators' strategic approaches to the third culture elements. The analysis is being conducted in the light of the translation modalities according to Żmudzki (2015a; 2015b): the possible fidelity to the source-text and the necessary freedom from the source-text. For this purpose the novel "Rubber" (1931) written by the Dutch writer Madelon Székely-Lulofs and its renderings into English (1933) by Gustaaf Johannes Renier and Irene Clephane and into German (1934) by Walther Hjalmar Kotas have been analysed. The confrontative analysis of the translation techniques used with regard to the third culture elements shows two different approaches of the translators. Furthermore, in case of the English rendering the question arises, whether the limit of the necessary freedom from the source-text has not been exceeded, i.e. whether the English version can still be considered a translation or rather an adaptation.
Germanica Wratislaviensia, 2020
Die Verwendung von Fuß- bzw. Endnoten und Glossaren hat sowohl Gegner als auch Befürworter. Wäh... more Die Verwendung von Fuß- bzw. Endnoten und Glossaren hat sowohl Gegner als auch Befürworter. Während die ersten es für eine Niederlage des Übersetzers halten, verteidigen die anderen diese Übersetzungstechnik und betrachten sie als eine Art der Bewältigung von Kulturbarrieren. Das Ziel des Beitrags ist, die Glossare zu analysieren, die als ein explikatorisches Übersetzungsverfahren beim Übersetzen von Elementen der dritten Kultur verwendet wurden. Die Analyse wird anhand des Romans Sleuteloog von der niederländischen Schriftstellerin Hella S.Haasse durchgeführt, dessen Handlung in Niederländisch-Ostindien spielt. Daher fungiert die indonesische Kultur als die dritte Kultur im Übersetzungsprozess. Der Ausgangstext wird mit den Übersetzungen ins Deutsche und Polnische verglichen, um den Ähnlichkeiten und Unterschieden in der Vorstellung von diesen Elementen, die diese Glossare bei den Adressaten der Übersetzung hervorrufen, nachzugehen.
A glossary as an explicative translation technique in the translation of the third culture elements
Utilising notes or glossaries in literary translation has both its opponents and supporters. While the former conceive it as a translator’s helplessness and failure, the latter defend it as a manner of overcoming cultural barriers. The present article aims to scrutinize glossaries used as an explica-tive translation technique with regard to the rendering of the third culture elements. The analysis is conducted on the basis of the novel by Dutch writer Hella S.Haasse: Sleuteloog, in which the action is set in the Dutch East Indies. For this reason, Indonesian culture occurs as the third cul-ture in the translation process. The source text is juxtaposed with its translations into German and Polish in order to examine the similarities and differences in images of the third culture elements the glossaries evoke in the addressees of the target texts.
Studia Translatorica, 2020
On the trail of the indirect translation – “Koelie” written by Madelon Székely-Lulofs rendered in... more On the trail of the indirect translation – “Koelie” written by Madelon Székely-Lulofs rendered into Polish
The present article deals with the indirect translation, which is conceived by many translation theoreticians as an inadvisable practice. The aim of the paper is to prove that the Polish rendering of the novel “Koelie” by the Dutch writer Madelon Székely-Lulofs is in fact an indirect translation. The case study draws on a triangulation method consisting of peritextual, epitextual and comparative analysis. The epitextual analysis enabled to advance a hypothesis, that the translator of the novel into Polish – Herminia Bukowska – might have rendered indirect either via the German or English version. On the basis of the comparative analysis of the source text with its renderings into German, English and Polish carried out with regard to the so-called third culture elements, was it possible to verify this hypothesis. The comparison revealed quite a few unambiguous similarities between the Polish and German rendering in the translators’ approach in relation to the mentioned translation units, which in turn differ from the source text.
Brünner Beiträge zur Germanistik und Nordistik, 2019
TV series which depict the sphere of a certain occupational field enjoy great popularity among th... more TV series which depict the sphere of a certain occupational field enjoy great popularity among their viewers who are waiting impatiently for every new episode. Since these series reflect a work sphere, an occupationally specific jargon is commonly used by their protagonists. In
audiovisual texts specialist terms, which characterize such jargon, often pose a challenge for translators in the translation process. Not only the language proficiency of the translator is put to the test but also his/her specialized knowledge and competences.
The present article discusses the rendering of medical terms in audiovisual translation based on the British medical TV series Call the midwife. For this purpose, its subtitles into Dutch and Polish are scrutinized. The article aims at presenting translation techniques used to render the medical terms so that they are comprehensible for a layman viewer. The analysis is carried out considering the role of the visual depiction of the scenes and the influence of constraints, which are imposed on the translator in dealing with subtitles.
Studia Translatorica, 2019
"The Crimean Sonnets" written by Adam Mickiewicz, which are the literary fruit of the poet’s jour... more "The Crimean Sonnets" written by Adam Mickiewicz, which are the literary fruit of the poet’s journey to the Crimea, express his admiration of the peninsula, which the poet called “the East in miniature”. The fascination with the Orient in the Crimean cycle manifests itself not only in applying oriental motifs, which were taken from Arabic or Persian literature, but also in rich vocabulary referring to elements of Turkish, Arabic, Tatar, and Persian culture. Given the fact that in the translation process of "The Crimean Sonnets" from Polish into German these elements are foreign to both the source and target culture, they can be defined as the third culture elements according to Dorota Urbanek. The purpose of this article is to analyse translation techniques used to convey selected orientalisms in "The Crimean Sonnets" in the rendering by Martin Remané and Dirk Strauch. The analysis of the techniques allows to determine whether the translators retained the local colour of the oriental Crimea by preserving the foreign elements or whether they tried to domesticate their rendering.
Orbis Linguarum, 2018
Medical terms in audiovisual translation. A polyconfrontative analysis based on the translation o... more Medical terms in audiovisual translation. A polyconfrontative analysis based on the translation of the British tv series "Call the Midwife" into German, Dutch and Polish
This article discusses the rendering of medical terms in audiovisual translation. For this purpose the British tv series "Call the Midwife" and its translation into German, Dutch and Polish are scutinized. The analysis seeks to answer the question what translation techniques were used to render the medical terms so that they are comprehensible for a layman viewer. The influence of the visual depiction of the scenes on the translation process is also taken into consideration.
Studia Translatorica, 2017
The foreign in translation: A polyconfrontative analysis of realia in the translation of 'De donk... more The foreign in translation: A polyconfrontative analysis of realia
in the translation of 'De donkere kamer van Damokles' into German and Polish
This article discusses the translation of culture-specific elements that can be seen as potential carriers of foreignness. For this purpose, Willem Frederik Hermans’s novel 'De donkere kamer van Damokles' along with its translations into German and Polish are being scrutinised. The translations into German by Waltraud Hüsmert and into Polish by Andrzej Dąbrówka are taken into account. The analysis seeks to outline which translation techniques were used to represent the culture-specific elements in the target languages. Consequently, it will be possible to indicate a tendency with regard to the translation strategies that were applied.
Studia Translatorica , 2016
The rendering of poetry is seen by many translation theorists as an impossible task because of th... more The rendering of poetry is seen by many translation theorists as an impossible task because of the complexity of poetry. The translator has to not only convey the content of the poem in the target language but also maintain the poetic form. The aim of this article is to illustrate how different translators dealt with this difficult, but not impossible undertaking in their renderings of Jan Kochanowskis poetical cycle into German, with regard to the lexemes which express emotions. The confrontational analysis shows that poetry and emotions enclosed in it, despite many difficulties, are translatable.
Studia Translatorica, 2014
Translating a poetical cycle poses no mean challenge for a translator because of its complexity a... more Translating a poetical cycle poses no mean challenge for a translator because of its complexity and recurring motifs. The poet indicates his idea through the formal arrangement in the cycle and the idea can be understood only after reading the whole cycle. This paper presents an analysis of the recurring motif of a nightingale in Jan Kochanowski's "Treny", which indicates the cyclical form, and its translations into German and Dutch. The aim of this article is to show how important it is to treat a poetical cycle as a whole, not only to interpret it properly but also to translate it correctly.
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Das Übersetzen fachsprachlicher Elemente in literarischen Texten stellt einen Forschungsbereich d... more Das Übersetzen fachsprachlicher Elemente in literarischen Texten stellt einen Forschungsbereich der Translationswissenschaft dar, dem bisher zu Unrecht nur ansatzweise Aufmerksamkeit im translationswissenschaftlichen Diskurs geschenkt wurde. Da die Problematik des Übersetzens von Fachsprachlichkeit in der Literatur an der Schnittstelle der Translations-, Sprach-und Literaturwissenschaft angesiedelt ist, setzt die Erforschung dieses Themas interdisziplinär angelegte Untersuchungen voraus, wobei in den translationswissenschaftlichen Analysen Formen der Einbettung fachsprachlicher Elemente und ihre Rolle im literarischen Text unter Einbeziehung der fachsprachlichen Ausprägung der jeweiligen Fachbereiche berücksichtigt werden sollten. An diese Aufgabe hat sich Ursula Wienen in der Monografie Translation von Fachsprache in literarischen Texten. Ein deutsch-romanischer Vergleich herangewagt, die 2017 im Röhrig Universitätsverlag erschienen ist. Das Buch ist in sieben Kapitel gegliedert, wobei das erste Kapitel die Einleitung und das letzte Kapitel ein Literaturverzeichnis bildet. Die Autorin verfolgt das Ziel, "anhand eines in mehrere romanische Sprachen übersetzten deutschen Korpustextes systematisch das Potential, aber auch die Herausforderungen zu prüfen, die bei der Übersetzung von Fachsprache als einer speziellen Varietät im literarischen Text sichtbar werden können" (S. 17). Das Untersuchungsobjekt bilden fachsprachliche Elemente aus dem Ökothriller Der Schwarm von Frank 1| Wienen, Ursula (2017): Translation von Fachsprache in literarischen Texten. Ein deutschromanischer Vergleich.
Studia Translatorica, 2019
Germanica Wratislaviensia, 2019
LUBLIN STUDIES IN MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE, 2024
The object of the translational considerations made within the framework of this article are the ... more The object of the translational considerations made within the framework of this article are the elements of the third culture, which are an indication of literary multilingualism and multiculturalism. On the example of the novel Pachinko by Min Jin Lee and its renderings in German and Polish, the influence of translational interventions on the image of the third culture among the recipients of the translations is demonstrated. The paradigm of anthropocentric translatorics as well as the scenes-and-frames-semantics serve as the theoretical-methodological foundation of the analysis presented here. The aim of this contribution is to illustrate how translators influence the image (the scene) of the elements of the third culture among the recipients of the translations through the use of explicative translation techniques.
Norma - Błąd - Innowacja / Norm - Fehler - Innovation, 2024
While translating a text, the translator must be aware of existing requirements that are set by t... more While translating a text, the translator must be aware of existing requirements that are set by the recipients of the translation. In his/her translation operations which are to ensure the translation regarded as an act of communication, he/she has to act according to the prevailing translation norms, so that the translated text can be accepted by its recipients. In the present paper, the translation norm is discussed regarding the third culture elements excerpted from chosen Dutch East Indies novels written by Madelon Székely-Lulofs and Hella S. Haasse, in which the elements of Indonesian culture are perceived as third culture elements. The article aims at reconstructing the requirements set by the recipients of the translation and therefore also the prevailing translation norm towards the third culture elements that determines the translator's decision-making process. The category of translation norm, considered against the backdrop of anthropocentric translatorics has been presented synchronically by demonstrating similarities and differences concerning the translation norm in the translations of the novels into English, German and Polish, as well as diachronically by revealing changes in the translation norms referring to the translator's strategic approach towards the third culture elements in the period beford before the Second World War and nowadays.
Kwartalnik Neofilologiczny, 2022
This paper intends to investigate the strategic approaches towards the third culture elements, wh... more This paper intends to investigate the strategic approaches towards the third culture elements, which are regarded as a sign of literary heterolingualism, in the translation into Polish and Dutch of "Pachinko" written by Min Jin Lee, a Korean American author who currently lives in New York. Since the plot of the novel written in English is set in Korea and Japan, all elements of Korean and Japanese origin are considered third culture elements in the translation process. The aim of the analysis conducted against the backdrop of anthropocentric Translation Studies is to present the similarities and differences in the translation techniques concerning the third culture elements, as well as to introduce the factors determining the choice of a specific translation approach.
LUBLIN STUDIES IN MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE, 2022
ZUSAMMENFASSUNG Der vorliegende Beitrag setzt sich mit der Problematik des Übersetzens von Elemen... more ZUSAMMENFASSUNG
Der vorliegende Beitrag setzt sich mit der Problematik des Übersetzens von Elementen der dritten Kultur auseinander, wobei Translation als transkulturelle Kommunikation aufgefasst wird. An ausgewählten Beispielen aus Prosawerken von zwei niederländischen Schriftstellerinnen – Hella S. Haasse und Madelon Székely-Lulofs und ihren Übersetzungen ins Deutsche wird der Versuch unternommen zu veranschaulichen, wie bedeutsam die transkulturelle Kompetenz des Translators im Umgang mit Elementen der dritten Kultur ist. Der Artikel hat zum Ziel zu zeigen, dass der Translator eine effektive Kommunikation gewährleisten kann, indem er die transkulturelle Kompetenz anwendet, strategisch handelt und die kognitiven Veranlagungen sowie das sprachliche und kulturelle Bewusstsein des Adressaten der Übersetzung berücksichtigt.
ABSTRACT
The present article discusses the translation of third culture elements, regarding the translation process as transcultural communication. Based on selected examples from works of two Dutch writers – Hella S. Haasse and Madelon Székely-Lulofs and their translations into German, the author attempts to illustrate how crucial transcultural competence is while dealing with the third culture elements in translation. The paper aims to show that by exploiting the transcultural competence, acting strategically, and taking into account the translation addressee’s cognitive predispositions along with linguistic and cultural awareness, the translator is able to ensure an effective communication.
Studia Translatorica, 2021
Djangan, njô… tida boleh njô! - On the translation modalities with regard to the third culture el... more Djangan, njô… tida boleh njô! - On the translation modalities with regard to the third culture elements
The present article aims to scrutinize the translators' strategic approaches to the third culture elements. The analysis is being conducted in the light of the translation modalities according to Żmudzki (2015a; 2015b): the possible fidelity to the source-text and the necessary freedom from the source-text. For this purpose the novel "Rubber" (1931) written by the Dutch writer Madelon Székely-Lulofs and its renderings into English (1933) by Gustaaf Johannes Renier and Irene Clephane and into German (1934) by Walther Hjalmar Kotas have been analysed. The confrontative analysis of the translation techniques used with regard to the third culture elements shows two different approaches of the translators. Furthermore, in case of the English rendering the question arises, whether the limit of the necessary freedom from the source-text has not been exceeded, i.e. whether the English version can still be considered a translation or rather an adaptation.
Germanica Wratislaviensia, 2020
Die Verwendung von Fuß- bzw. Endnoten und Glossaren hat sowohl Gegner als auch Befürworter. Wäh... more Die Verwendung von Fuß- bzw. Endnoten und Glossaren hat sowohl Gegner als auch Befürworter. Während die ersten es für eine Niederlage des Übersetzers halten, verteidigen die anderen diese Übersetzungstechnik und betrachten sie als eine Art der Bewältigung von Kulturbarrieren. Das Ziel des Beitrags ist, die Glossare zu analysieren, die als ein explikatorisches Übersetzungsverfahren beim Übersetzen von Elementen der dritten Kultur verwendet wurden. Die Analyse wird anhand des Romans Sleuteloog von der niederländischen Schriftstellerin Hella S.Haasse durchgeführt, dessen Handlung in Niederländisch-Ostindien spielt. Daher fungiert die indonesische Kultur als die dritte Kultur im Übersetzungsprozess. Der Ausgangstext wird mit den Übersetzungen ins Deutsche und Polnische verglichen, um den Ähnlichkeiten und Unterschieden in der Vorstellung von diesen Elementen, die diese Glossare bei den Adressaten der Übersetzung hervorrufen, nachzugehen.
A glossary as an explicative translation technique in the translation of the third culture elements
Utilising notes or glossaries in literary translation has both its opponents and supporters. While the former conceive it as a translator’s helplessness and failure, the latter defend it as a manner of overcoming cultural barriers. The present article aims to scrutinize glossaries used as an explica-tive translation technique with regard to the rendering of the third culture elements. The analysis is conducted on the basis of the novel by Dutch writer Hella S.Haasse: Sleuteloog, in which the action is set in the Dutch East Indies. For this reason, Indonesian culture occurs as the third cul-ture in the translation process. The source text is juxtaposed with its translations into German and Polish in order to examine the similarities and differences in images of the third culture elements the glossaries evoke in the addressees of the target texts.
Studia Translatorica, 2020
On the trail of the indirect translation – “Koelie” written by Madelon Székely-Lulofs rendered in... more On the trail of the indirect translation – “Koelie” written by Madelon Székely-Lulofs rendered into Polish
The present article deals with the indirect translation, which is conceived by many translation theoreticians as an inadvisable practice. The aim of the paper is to prove that the Polish rendering of the novel “Koelie” by the Dutch writer Madelon Székely-Lulofs is in fact an indirect translation. The case study draws on a triangulation method consisting of peritextual, epitextual and comparative analysis. The epitextual analysis enabled to advance a hypothesis, that the translator of the novel into Polish – Herminia Bukowska – might have rendered indirect either via the German or English version. On the basis of the comparative analysis of the source text with its renderings into German, English and Polish carried out with regard to the so-called third culture elements, was it possible to verify this hypothesis. The comparison revealed quite a few unambiguous similarities between the Polish and German rendering in the translators’ approach in relation to the mentioned translation units, which in turn differ from the source text.
Brünner Beiträge zur Germanistik und Nordistik, 2019
TV series which depict the sphere of a certain occupational field enjoy great popularity among th... more TV series which depict the sphere of a certain occupational field enjoy great popularity among their viewers who are waiting impatiently for every new episode. Since these series reflect a work sphere, an occupationally specific jargon is commonly used by their protagonists. In
audiovisual texts specialist terms, which characterize such jargon, often pose a challenge for translators in the translation process. Not only the language proficiency of the translator is put to the test but also his/her specialized knowledge and competences.
The present article discusses the rendering of medical terms in audiovisual translation based on the British medical TV series Call the midwife. For this purpose, its subtitles into Dutch and Polish are scrutinized. The article aims at presenting translation techniques used to render the medical terms so that they are comprehensible for a layman viewer. The analysis is carried out considering the role of the visual depiction of the scenes and the influence of constraints, which are imposed on the translator in dealing with subtitles.
Studia Translatorica, 2019
"The Crimean Sonnets" written by Adam Mickiewicz, which are the literary fruit of the poet’s jour... more "The Crimean Sonnets" written by Adam Mickiewicz, which are the literary fruit of the poet’s journey to the Crimea, express his admiration of the peninsula, which the poet called “the East in miniature”. The fascination with the Orient in the Crimean cycle manifests itself not only in applying oriental motifs, which were taken from Arabic or Persian literature, but also in rich vocabulary referring to elements of Turkish, Arabic, Tatar, and Persian culture. Given the fact that in the translation process of "The Crimean Sonnets" from Polish into German these elements are foreign to both the source and target culture, they can be defined as the third culture elements according to Dorota Urbanek. The purpose of this article is to analyse translation techniques used to convey selected orientalisms in "The Crimean Sonnets" in the rendering by Martin Remané and Dirk Strauch. The analysis of the techniques allows to determine whether the translators retained the local colour of the oriental Crimea by preserving the foreign elements or whether they tried to domesticate their rendering.
Orbis Linguarum, 2018
Medical terms in audiovisual translation. A polyconfrontative analysis based on the translation o... more Medical terms in audiovisual translation. A polyconfrontative analysis based on the translation of the British tv series "Call the Midwife" into German, Dutch and Polish
This article discusses the rendering of medical terms in audiovisual translation. For this purpose the British tv series "Call the Midwife" and its translation into German, Dutch and Polish are scutinized. The analysis seeks to answer the question what translation techniques were used to render the medical terms so that they are comprehensible for a layman viewer. The influence of the visual depiction of the scenes on the translation process is also taken into consideration.
Studia Translatorica, 2017
The foreign in translation: A polyconfrontative analysis of realia in the translation of 'De donk... more The foreign in translation: A polyconfrontative analysis of realia
in the translation of 'De donkere kamer van Damokles' into German and Polish
This article discusses the translation of culture-specific elements that can be seen as potential carriers of foreignness. For this purpose, Willem Frederik Hermans’s novel 'De donkere kamer van Damokles' along with its translations into German and Polish are being scrutinised. The translations into German by Waltraud Hüsmert and into Polish by Andrzej Dąbrówka are taken into account. The analysis seeks to outline which translation techniques were used to represent the culture-specific elements in the target languages. Consequently, it will be possible to indicate a tendency with regard to the translation strategies that were applied.
Studia Translatorica , 2016
The rendering of poetry is seen by many translation theorists as an impossible task because of th... more The rendering of poetry is seen by many translation theorists as an impossible task because of the complexity of poetry. The translator has to not only convey the content of the poem in the target language but also maintain the poetic form. The aim of this article is to illustrate how different translators dealt with this difficult, but not impossible undertaking in their renderings of Jan Kochanowskis poetical cycle into German, with regard to the lexemes which express emotions. The confrontational analysis shows that poetry and emotions enclosed in it, despite many difficulties, are translatable.
Studia Translatorica, 2014
Translating a poetical cycle poses no mean challenge for a translator because of its complexity a... more Translating a poetical cycle poses no mean challenge for a translator because of its complexity and recurring motifs. The poet indicates his idea through the formal arrangement in the cycle and the idea can be understood only after reading the whole cycle. This paper presents an analysis of the recurring motif of a nightingale in Jan Kochanowski's "Treny", which indicates the cyclical form, and its translations into German and Dutch. The aim of this article is to show how important it is to treat a poetical cycle as a whole, not only to interpret it properly but also to translate it correctly.
Studia Translatorica, 2024
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Studia Translatorica, 2021
Studia Translatorica, 2020
Das Übersetzen fachsprachlicher Elemente in literarischen Texten stellt einen Forschungsbereich d... more Das Übersetzen fachsprachlicher Elemente in literarischen Texten stellt einen Forschungsbereich der Translationswissenschaft dar, dem bisher zu Unrecht nur ansatzweise Aufmerksamkeit im translationswissenschaftlichen Diskurs geschenkt wurde. Da die Problematik des Übersetzens von Fachsprachlichkeit in der Literatur an der Schnittstelle der Translations-, Sprach-und Literaturwissenschaft angesiedelt ist, setzt die Erforschung dieses Themas interdisziplinär angelegte Untersuchungen voraus, wobei in den translationswissenschaftlichen Analysen Formen der Einbettung fachsprachlicher Elemente und ihre Rolle im literarischen Text unter Einbeziehung der fachsprachlichen Ausprägung der jeweiligen Fachbereiche berücksichtigt werden sollten. An diese Aufgabe hat sich Ursula Wienen in der Monografie Translation von Fachsprache in literarischen Texten. Ein deutsch-romanischer Vergleich herangewagt, die 2017 im Röhrig Universitätsverlag erschienen ist. Das Buch ist in sieben Kapitel gegliedert, wobei das erste Kapitel die Einleitung und das letzte Kapitel ein Literaturverzeichnis bildet. Die Autorin verfolgt das Ziel, "anhand eines in mehrere romanische Sprachen übersetzten deutschen Korpustextes systematisch das Potential, aber auch die Herausforderungen zu prüfen, die bei der Übersetzung von Fachsprache als einer speziellen Varietät im literarischen Text sichtbar werden können" (S. 17). Das Untersuchungsobjekt bilden fachsprachliche Elemente aus dem Ökothriller Der Schwarm von Frank 1| Wienen, Ursula (2017): Translation von Fachsprache in literarischen Texten. Ein deutschromanischer Vergleich.
Studia Translatorica, 2019
Germanica Wratislaviensia, 2019
Studia Translatorica, 2017
