The Law as Presented in the Polish Renditions of William Shakespeare’s "The Winter’s Tale"
The Law as Presented in the Polish Renditions of William Shakespeare’s "The Winter’s Tale"
Author(s): Katarzyna Jaworska-BiskupSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Philology, Translation Studies, British Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: William Shakespeare; The Winter’s Tale; court proceedings; law; legal vocabulary; Polish translations
Summary/Abstract: This paper addresses the topic of the law and legal vocabulary in William Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale and its Polish translations. Focus has been directed towards the trial scene of Hermione, one of the major characters of this play. By comparing the Polish renditions of the scene against the English original, the article attempts to present how Polish translators have reflected on the law as presented by Shakespeare and whether they have managed to recreate the law-embedded images and reconstruct the legal language of the source text in the target culture.
Journal: Acta Neophilologica
- Issue Year: 1/2021
- Issue No: XXIII
- Page Range: 259-278
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English