Poetics of Titles: Some Observations on Literary Translations from Russian into Italian

IF 1 2区 文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS Perspectives-Studies in Translation Theory and Practice Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI:10.46991/tstp/2022.2.1.038
Ilaria Remonato
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The present article is devoted to the poetics of literary titles and their manifold meanings and functions in literary works. Due to their formal, stylistic and/or semantic characteristics, titles represent one of the most challenging and controversial elements in literary translations. In fact, they often refer to specific cultural aspects, idiomatic expressions or realia coming from the original linguistic context, which are not so easy to reproduce in translation with the same effects. Moreover, in some cases, editors or publishers prefer to propose specific titles slightly or consistently different from the originals for “marketing” strategies. Starting from Gerard Genette’s (1930-2018) seminal study on the topic, we will focus on some titles of Italian translations of Russian literary works of the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries, aiming to analyse the reasons underlying different choices. We will also propose reflections on the complex intertextual and cross-cultural dynamics connected to literary titles’ history and their translation processes.
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标题的诗学:对俄意文学翻译的一些观察
本文论述了文学标题的诗学及其在文学作品中的多重意义和功能。由于其形式,风格和/或语义特征,标题是文学翻译中最具挑战性和争议性的元素之一。实际上,它们往往指的是来自原语言语境的特定文化方面、习惯表达或现实,在翻译中不容易复制出同样的效果。此外,在某些情况下,编辑或出版商更愿意为“营销”策略提出与原版略有不同或始终不同的特定标题。从热拉尔·热内特(Gerard Genette, 1930-2018)对这一主题的开创性研究开始,我们将重点关注19世纪和20世纪俄罗斯文学作品的一些意大利译本,旨在分析不同选择背后的原因。我们还将提出对与文学标题的历史及其翻译过程有关的复杂的互文和跨文化动态的反思。
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期刊介绍: Perspectives: Studies in Translatology encourages studies of all types of interlingual transmission, such as translation, interpreting, subtitling etc. The emphasis lies on analyses of authentic translation work, translation practices, procedures and strategies. Based on real-life examples, studies in the journal place their findings in an international perspective from a practical, theoretical or pedagogical angle in order to address important issues in the craft, the methods and the results of translation studies worldwide. Perspectives: Studies in Translatology is published quarterly, each issue consisting of approximately 80 pages. The language of publication is English although the issues discussed involve all languages and language pairs.
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