Polish and english translations of „A Hero of Our Time” by Mikhail Lermontov — a historical sketch. Cover Image

Polskie i angielskie przekłady "Bohatera naszych czasów" Michaiła Lermontowa — szkic historyczny.
Polish and english translations of „A Hero of Our Time” by Mikhail Lermontov — a historical sketch.

Author(s): Justyna Pisarska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Comparative Linguistics, Translation Studies, Theory of Literature
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Rusycytyczne
Keywords: Mikhail Lermontov;translation studies; Russian literature; comparative studies; English translations; Polish translations

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the attempt to put in order knowledge concerning Polish and English translations of A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov. So far there were revealed fivePolish and eight English translations of this outstanding novel.The first Polish translation of Герой нашего времени appeared in print in 1844, i.e. only three years after publishing the original novel. Its author was Teodor Köen. The other Polish translations were made by Leszek Borkowski (1848), Czesław Mąkowski (1890), Wiktor Luboradzki (1894) and Wacław Rogowicz (1954).Герой нашего времени was first translated into English language by Theresa Pulszky in 1854. The remaining seven translations were done by R.I. Lipmann (1886), John Swinnerton-Phillimore (1903), J.H. Wisdom and Marr Murray (1912), Reginald Merton (1928), Paul Eden and Paul Cedar (1940), Martin Parker (1947), Vladimir Nobokov and Dmitri Nabokov (1958).

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 132
  • Page Range: 86-92
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Polish