Subjectivity in (Re)Translation: The Case of Oscar Wilde’s Tales in Romanian
Subjectivity in (Re)Translation: The Case of Oscar Wilde’s Tales in Romanian
Author(s): Daniela HăisanSubject(s): Language studies, Semantics, Translation Studies, Theory of Literature, British Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: retranslation; subjectivity; children’s literature; compensation; Oscar Wilde;
Summary/Abstract: Based on a corpus of nine tales by Oscar Wilde (making up the two well-known volumes: The Happy Prince and Other Stories, 1888, and A House of Pomegranates, 1891), along with nine Romanian versions of these texts, the present article aims at reflecting on the linguo-semantic expression of emotion (with a focus on subjective adjectives like little, big, poor etc.), as well as making an inventory of the compensation strategies used by translators, taking into account the fact that most Romanian versions are addressed to children, and also that translation criticism, just like translating itself, is a matter of instinct, taste, affinity, finally emotion.
Journal: Lublin Studies in Modern Languages and Literature
- Issue Year: 44/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 39-50
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English