Toto, we are in the Soviet Union. Jaka Kraina Oz istnieje w Związku Radzieckim?
Toto, We Are in the Soviet Union. What Kind of World of Oz Is There?
Author(s): Marcin KosmanSubject(s): Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Russian literature; Alexander Volkov; L. Frank Baum; children’s literature; American literature, dominant; culturally charged elements in translation
Summary/Abstract: The essay compares Alexander Volkov’s Wizard of the Emerald City with L. Frank Baum’s Wonderful Wizard of Oz as regards the differences conditioned culturally and those determined by the diverse stylistic dominants. Being an adaptation of Baum’s book, Volkov’s novel contains certain elements characteristic of the Soviet socialist realist writing, but also numerous allusions to Russian folklore. The author of the essay discusses the changes introduced in the translation and provides a psychological and cultural justification.
Journal: Konteksty Kultury
- Issue Year: 14/2017
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 55-69
- Page Count: 15
- Language: Polish
