In Not a Fully Serious Way, or the Problem with Ovid Cover Image

Pół żartem, pół serio, czyli kłopot z Owidiuszem
In Not a Fully Serious Way, or the Problem with Ovid

Author(s): Elżbieta Wesołowska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Poetry, Translation Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: translation; obscenity; humor; hexameter

Summary/Abstract: The paper is focused on the problem of translating the difficult fragment of Ex P. IV 12 where the name of the addressee Tuticanus gives the obstacles because of the form of his name. The paper proposes three trials of showing the sense and humor inserted in the text.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 47
  • Page Range: 201 - 206
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Polish
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