The role of theory in translation studies research, ucl, uk, april 2008 dionysis kapsaskis. His article, the position of translated literature, is widely quoted. This study, based on terminology and methodology from the discipline of translation studies, is a comprehensive description of the translators tendencies in the book of ruth. We emphasis meaning equivalence since in translation meaning is the object to be rendered from the source language text. Keywords childrens literature, translation theories, polysytem, adaptation introduction in a plea for childrens literature translation clt to lose its marginal position in the translation polysystem, this paper traces some important guidelines in terms of the polysytem and skopos theories in the specific case of childrens literature. Literary translation from perspective of reception theory. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
The school of modern languages and cultures offers supervision on translation studies in a wide range of areas and languages. Revisiting the polysystem theory in translating literature. These include comparative literature, computer science, history, linguistics, philology, philosophy. This book is a collection of articles which highlight the fact that good translation theory is based on information gained from practice. Not only does it present various problems of translation and interpreting in a coherent and succinct manner but it also provides references to more detailed studies of particular. As an interdiscipline, translation studies borrows much from the various fields of study that support translation. Finally, one newlyformed translation journal that has fully embraced the digital age we live in is translation. Translation studies and the polysystem theory 259 genres. Literary approach to translation theory by peter hodges, french to english translator, tea gardens, australia in the 1970s a literary approach to translation theory began to emerge, partly as a response to the prescriptive linguistic theories that had monopolized thinking for the previous two decades. The theory and practice of translation describes the set of processes that are actually employed in translating.
Browse the worlds largest ebookstore and start reading today on the web, tablet, phone, or ereader. The journal is published monthly by academy publication. The practice is familiar enough, and there are familiar theories of it. Translation studies has emerged as an independent discipline and there has been a spur of activity in this field. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Copies of some of the texts on the reading lists will need to be purchased as the library currently. Translation studies is an academic interdiscipline dealing with the systematic study of the theory, description and application of translation, interpreting, and localization. Holmes 1972 the name and nature of translation studies.
Polysystem theory and translation studies modlingua. Based on an exhaustive survey of the wealth of available materials, the reader demonstrates throughout the link between theory and practice, with excerpts not only of significant theoretical writings. Nida141 principles of translation as exemplified by bible translating eugene a. Contemporary translation theories examines five new approaches the translation workshop, the science of translation, translation studies, polysystem theory, and deconstruction all of which began in the mid1960s and continue to be influential. Arguing that literary translation goes beyond the transfer of linguistic information, he emphasizes that imaginative originality resides as much in the translation as in the source texta view that skews conventional ideas of artistic primacy. On translation theory and choosing a bible this paper provides an indepth look at translational theories dating back to martin luther, it also explores the arguments for wordforword translations, and the case for translations that better reflect the target readers language.
Genres which were originally secondary paths, subsidiary variants, now come to the fore, whereas the canonical genres are pushed toward the rear 5. In search of a theory of translation by gideon toury, 1980, porter institute for poetics and semiotics, tel aviv university edition, in english. Full text of the name and nature of translation studies. People have been writing about translation ever since translators have been translating. In defining the concept of polysystem, evenzohar employed the term of sys. Itamar evenzohars polysystem theory, first introduced to the field of translation studies as a hypothesis in 1970, offers a comprehensive theoretical framework on how literary systems function and develop and also how translated literature affects the national literature andor is affected by the national literature. The other two books were not included in any such translation. Translation of childrens literature as a function of its. Nida153 what translation theory is about peter newmark173 communicative and semantic translation i peter newmark197 the intellectual tools employed john b. Arguing that literary translation goes beyond the transfer of linguistic information, he emphasizes that imaginative originality resides as much in the translation as in the source text. In postcolonial translation studies scholars constantly remind us of the misrepresentation of. The focus is on bible translation because this has been a major concern for interlingual communication for an exceptionally long period of time.
A historical reader responds to the need for a collection of primary texts on translation, in the english tradition, from the earliest times to the present day. The second looks at aspects of the application of theory from the backgrounds of european and asian translation practices. Dictionary of translation studies by mark shuttleworth, 1997, st. Particularly innovative is the inclusion of theories from outside north america and europe, theoretical perspectives on recent technological developments and a consideration of the nature of theory in the field. Dictionary of translation studies 1997 edition open. Tagore tagores target language target text theory of translation thou thought translated text translating homer translation studies translation theories translator of homer translators. Without further context my guess would be they mean translation strategies, for example functional vs. Although, as segal 1982 has correctly observed, polysystem theory emerged. For an overview of different translation theories and strategies, the book introducing translation studies by jeremy munday is a good place to start. Selected readings of western translation theory a selection of 52 western translation theory famous representative of. The authors who have contributed are persons who know the importance of both theory and practice and the tension between the two. Please feel free to contact the relevant expert directly to discuss your proposal click on names for further information about research interests and publications.
Evenzohars systemic approach has transformed translation studies from a marginal philological specialty to a focus of interculture research. Two such examples are the new voices in translation studies journal and the university of helsinkis english studies electronic journal that both provide great articles. Evenzohar is a pioneer of polysystem theory and the theory of cultural repertoires. The contribution of polysystem studies to translation studies the aim of this article is not at all to examine polysystems theory nor polysystems research as such, but rather to discuss the impact polysystems research has had in the development of a new discipline, i. It seems to me that the reason can be found in the fact that most of the elements which pertain to the characters and the level of the scheme of events of the first two books of gullivers travels could easily be transformed into elements of a.
His polysystem theory has opened many avenues to researchers in translation studies. But when we try to look more closely, theory tends to obscure rather than explain, and the familiar practicean ancient practice. In search of a theory of translation 1980 edition open. Presents the most important theories in translation studies that have emerged over the last 50 years. Full text of the name and nature of translation studies see other formats 66 the name and nature of translation studies is an expanded version of a paper presented in the translation section of the third international congress of applied linguistics, held in copenhagen, 2126 august 1972. In a lucid, pioneering volume, willis barnstone explores the history and theory of literary translation as an art form. The third has excellent articles which apply theory to the fields of poetry, opera, drama, and humor. Introducing translation studies, theories and applications. Writing a dissertation in translation studies introduction to translation studies there is an absolutely vast body of research which is carried out in the name of translation studies. Nida127 organization of translation projects eugene a. But a fully satisfactory theory of translating should be more than a list of. The theory and practice of translation by eugene a. After broadening of approaches towards translation from static ones to skopos theory, and then register and discourse analysis, relating language to its sociocultural function in 1960s, a new model called polysystem theory was developed in 1970s.
Contemporary translation theories examines five of new approaches the translation workshop, the science of translation, translation studies, polysystem theory, and deconstruction all of which began in the mid 1960s and continue to be influential today. Being so good in so many aspects, this volume, along with other volumes of the handbook of translation studies, is a perfect reference and textbook for different university courses in translation theory and history. Xu haifeng ground school translate master mti textbook series. Polysystem theory was suggested in my works in 1969 and 1970, sub sequently reformulated and developed in a number of my later studies and i hope improved, then shared, advanced, enlarged, and experi mented with by a number of scholars in various countries. From 1970 through to the beginning of the new millennium, the field of translation has exploded with multiple new theories. Literary approach to translation theory linkedin slideshare. The case study of three versions of na han this paper will focus on opinions of two major leaders of reception theory, namely, isers blanks and indeterminacy and jausss horizon of expectations to explain translators creative reproduction of literary translation. View translation theory research papers on academia. The fourth section provides four ways of putting theory into practice.
A replacement of the authors wellknown book on translation theory, in search of a theory of translation 1980, this book makes a case for descriptive translation studies as a scholarly activity. Aspects of language and translation by george steiner, is that a fish in your ear. At the same time, good practice is based on carefully workedout theory. The chapters consist of discursive text and are accompanied by. It is argued that polysystem theory and other cultural theories of translation, be they descriptive or politically committed, can be mutually enriching rather than incompatible, and that, with some augmentation and further development, it may serve as an adequate framework for research into the external politics of translation. Each unit addresses a different topic and is subdivided into chapters. Translation studies and the polysystem theory streszczenie. I will argue for the necessity in translation studies of a.
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