Conrad’s Visit to Cracow under Polish Eyes
Conrad’s Visit to Cracow under Polish Eyes
Author(s): Agnieszka Adamowicz‑PośpiechSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Conrad; Poland Revisited; Cracow; translation; manipulation
Summary/Abstract: Conrad visited Poland in 1914, on the eve of World War I. He related his eventful sojourn in Cracow and Zakopane in two short essays entitled ‘Poland Revisited’ (1915) and ‘First News’ (1918). These narratives have been translated into Polish at various times by several different translators and with different purposes in mind. The aim of this article is to examine how Polish translators ‘manipulated’ the English texts in order to tailor them to a Polish readership and its contemporary ‘horizon of expectations’.
Journal: Yearbook of Conrad Studies (Poland)
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: X
- Page Range: 7-26
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English