Translator in the Role of a Cultural and Literary Guide to Japan Cover Image

Tłumacz jako przewodnik po kulturze i literaturze Japonii
Translator in the Role of a Cultural and Literary Guide to Japan

Author(s): Agata Bice
Subject(s): Language studies, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Other Language Literature, Translation Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: translation; book reception; translator biographies; Japanese literature; indirect translation; translator

Summary/Abstract: The objective of the article is to establish the status of translators in relation to the canon of Japanese literature translated in Poland. The author performs a quantitative and qualitative analysis of a big amount of data pertaining to book translations in post-war Poland and juxtaposes it with details of the translators’ biographies in order to ascertain, which elements of those biographies have the biggest correlation with the canon-making power of the translators.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 47
  • Page Range: 181 - 197
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish
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